![]() ![]() ![]() A wonderful and evocative summary of the meaning of friendship that spans many years. We love the way Manfred turns to an old friend and addresses them personally, telling them that she knew them even before they met. Such a best friend is like ‘steady spring rain’ or ‘late summer sunshine’ as it begins to edge into autumn. Manfred (born 1944) is an American poet who, in this poem, celebrates the mellow familiarity of old friends who know you through and through. That explains the poem’s title, if not its rather surreal setup. Richard Brautigan, ‘ Your Catfish Friend’.Ī remarkably tender poem which posits a hypothetical case: if the speaker were a catfish in the bottom of a pond, and the poem’s addressee were to come along, he would love her (him?) and be her (his?) friend. How quickly the hours pass when we are accompanied by our best friend, because we are enjoying their company so much! The rhyme of exquisite and visit, verging on the comical, brilliantly conveys the exuberant excitement of spending time with a close friend.ħ. Stevie Smith, ‘ The Pleasures of Friendship’.Ī nice short quatrain from one of the twentieth century’s finest English poets, ‘The Pleasures of Friendship’ celebrates spending time with friends. Frost’s poem is a reminder that we are social beings and that friendship and conversation are an important aspect of our lives, and something we shouldn’t neglect of overlook.Ħ. ![]() ![]() Told in Frost’s trademark direct and clear style, ‘A Time to Talk’ is a short poem about finding time for that special friend, to catch up with them and talk to them. ![]()
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