A Rare Farewell

In life, we make friends, we love and we care,

We laugh and we cry, we share and we repair.

But sometimes, life takes away, what we hold dear,

And we're left with a void, that's filled with a tear.

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Such was the case, with a friend of mine,

Who was rare, in every sense, so fine.

But fate had its way, and took her away,

Leaving me here, in grief, day by day.

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She was rare, like a diamond, in a sea of stone,

Her laughter, her kindness, her love all her own.

And now that she's gone, I feel so alone,

With memories of her, as my only throne.

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So goodbye, my dear friend, I'll miss you each day,

But I'll keep your memories, with me, come what may.

For you were a rare friend, one of a kind,

And your love, will always be, on my mind.