A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND
Like the Statue of Liberty
She surrounds herself with every age, race, and creed
She believes herself to be empty and starving
Yet her heart beckons to so many in need
She knows no strangers, she has no secrets
She tells even her enemies her fear
Her eyes, her weapons, pierce you with compassion
Always ready to drown you with one tear
Her kindness and sincerity beg your forgiveness
At any cost
Her beauty covers up the scrapes and scars
From every tribulation she has lost
Her love goes deep
Over the borders her roots are allowed to spread
Her branches intertwine, are entertaining
It's blossoms fill us with humor, we are fed
When days are too full of woe and shade
And you want to hide or complain
With warmth it would cheer you
To meet her, to know her, my friend Jane