Poems

The Meaning of Friendship

A Friend is Kindhearted.
A Friend is Thoughtful.
In the song "Make New Friends" Friends can be Silver and Gold.
A Friend is Reliable.
In Girl Scouts, Friends belong to a Sisterhood.
A Friend is Helpful.
A Friend Shares their feelings, thoughts, and belongings.
A Friends needs to be Fair.
Friends should be full of Laughter.
A Friend shows Respect to one another.
A Friend can be Caring.
A Friend should be Honest.
A Friend can show Support.
A Friend gives us Companionship.
A Friend is Considerate.
And Friends should be Loyal to each other.

Written by Renee Milligan

Friendship Stick

This little stick means "Friendship" of a very special kind,
A "Friend" you know is really great and very hard to find.
The green cap is the hat that the Girl Scout wore when "Scouting new worlds" and learning to explore.
The hair is the color of the sunlight and all that it can mean.
The eyes of light and dark skin people are very plainly seen.
The nose stands for strength and courage that makes our freedom ring.
The mouth for truth and honesty, qualities of which we sing.

The crossroads of all the races joining a brotherhood, of yellow, red, black, and white for all our mutual good.
Duty to God is uppermost as every Scout should know.
Next is duty to our country for freedom we strike a blow.
The orange sign of helping others means much to those that do.
While a heart of gold and silver stands for friends, old and new.
The givers sign our totem at the back of the stick, provides a permanent record of a friend you won't forget.
The color you find on the bottom means my loyalty is true, it's also the color of the skies, a pure royal blue.

A friend like this is hard to find, for there are very few.
And when a friend like this is found the person will be true.
Because this person tried to be a real good friend to you.