Friendship is a diamond 

buried in the earth; 

a treasure of great worth. 

But first it must be mined 

then faceted and shined. 

It takes pick and shovel and strain, 

encompassing time and enduring pain, 

until its grace is seen; 

a glittering gift of love 

that”s shared between we three: 

First God, 

and you, 

then me.

  ~Sally J. Knower