The Count Begins
May 28, 2008 by Robert Louis Vanelli
Filed under Poems
Never count your friends on sunny days
for they all will be around,
Count your friends on the rainy days when
the clouds are grey and lightening shakes the ground.
It is then you painfully see the
type of friend they really are,
when Life delivers a sharp blow
do they stay and try to heal the scar?
The friends you count during
this storm are ones to commend,
these people stood their ground
these people are labeled “True Friend”.
When the rain finally stops
and your new day is here,
you will be amazed that after a
violent storm a rainbow can appear.
Be careful not to begin your count
see what friends the rainbow can make,
remember, these are not your true friends
their loyalty is fake.
Keep sight of the friends that
remained when the rain poured down,
now begin your count of real friends
ones you know will always be around.
-Robert Louis Vanelli
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This will always be my favorite of poems! It was one of the first ones you allowed me to read and is one of the poems that I reflect on especially when i am struggling with a relationship issue! Your words really bring “the count” to a new level of revelation. XOX
A beautiful truth that brought tears to my eyes. Though not for sadness, instead joy and appreciation of my rainy day friends.
I anxiously await the corresponding image.