On making new friends. |
I was intending a befriending, one new friendship pending; heart to heart extending. I celebrate the chance for friend and hope that it will last awhile, draw close with grin, a sincere smile all without the need for money. Today with hurry everywhere, it may seem strange, even funny walking tall with jutting chin (Dad said to never lead with that) because it is an easy target… someone might take a whack. Keep in your chin, withhold yourself, yet doing so affords less chance of someone warming up at last and taking shyness off the shelf. Attain a stronger chin, perhaps or better yet, lead with your eyes wherein there’ll be few thunderclaps and less for others to despise. Hello! How are you? A smile is a simple thing, yet O so vital. Most folks are guarded, though because it is a guarded world these days. Sincerity creates a buzz, yet insincerity betrays. Old friends are comfort, strong and true; yet time moves on, foundations shake. Yet shaking hands with someone new may energize for goodness sake. (Show genuine interest, less talk of self; we are sharing planet space humanity is all one team, designated human race… why not extend an olive branch, I just may reap the bounty.) And so today I will befriend— I think it will be time well spent. 40 Lines Writer’s Cramp 7-21-19 |