Anchor’s Away:  The Marine Mind

  “Friendship:  The Truest Safety Net”

 

Friendship is an anchor

Against Life’s undertow.

Keeping us from currents,

Fickle winds that blow.

 Friendship is a buoy

Keeping us afloat.

A gentle life preserver,

For any troubled boat.

  

Friendship is the keel

Of a strong and fruitful life.

Co-captains at the wheel,

To sail through any strife.

  

Friendship is the mast

To which we attach our sails.

Without such strong support,

We’d sink in stronger gales.

Friendship is the hull

In which we store our treasure.

The islands in the streams,

Where we find our pleasure.

 

Friendship is a lighthouse

A blessed guiding light.

Piercing through the fog,

A beacon in the night.

Friendship is the towline,

We cling to in rough waters.

Without this SOS, my friend,

We’d never find the harbor.

Let me be your crewmate.

For without your love for me,

I’d gladly walk the plank,

And be forever lost at sea.

Composed for Anchor Club   

In thanks for my honorary membership

Diane Chancy 2/04