TO JAN

As most of you will know,

We are most often hidden.

But true friends offer solace,

Unasked for and unbidden.

When I lay in a darkened room,

Supine on my bed,

“I will come and sit with you,

No need to speak”, she said.

“I can bring my knitting,

Honestly, I don’t mind”.

Unfailingly sympathetic,

Generous and kind.

When I found it difficult,

She offered to wash my hair.

But, as I did it in the shower,

No room for two in there!

My friend was so considerate,

So caring and so selfless,

And she did not forget me,

When I was lying helpless.

THANK YOU, JAN

Ffion