When things are at their darkest ebb, find courage and be strong
and when you feel your hopes and dreams are dead, dare to dream on
for soon kind thoughts will sweep you to the pinnacle of clouds
and hold you, warm, beloved, til your painful tears are gone

Since someone cared enough for you to stop and write an ode
of love and care and sisterhood, and sought to ease your load
is not the time now here at last to look towards the sun
and revel in the comfort that from friendship's pen has flowed?

Olivia Watts 26th January 2005