Friends are important ~ they enrich the experiences that make up our life. Some friends will help and support you through the heartache and pain, that's a part of growing and developing into a better person. Whereas some friends, you are the one they lean on. The main thing with friendship is that you have a balance. A balance of those who lean on you, through their troubles, and those whom you can turn to when you need support. Some friends have such an influence, they can almost shape and mould us into who we are today. We travel down many roads with the friends in our lives ~ sometimes those roads can bend and turn away from each other, others are life long journeys. Some friends are seasonal, some are forever. The poems in these pages are dedicated to the many friends (past and present) who've shared with me in the journey which is life.