<h3 id="Friendship">Friendship</h3>
<p>I THOUGHT of friendship<br/>
As a golden ring,<br/>
Round as the world<br/>
Yet fitted to my finger;<br/>
I thought of friendship<br/>
As a path in spring<br/>
Where there are flowers<br/>
And the footsteps linger;<br/>
I thought of friendship<br/>
As a globe of light,<br/>
Yellow before the doorway of my life,<br/>
A flame diffused<br/>
Yet potent against night;<br/>
I thought—but thought itself in ruin lies<br/>
Since, yesterday, you passed with lowered eyes!</p>
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