Poems about FRIENDSHIP!
by Little Dazzy Donuts
Here’s a selection of poems about friendship taken from the weekly Kids’ Poetry Club podcast, including links to podcast episodes and YouTube videos.
All poems are written by children’s poet, Little Dazzy Donuts. Illustrations by Dot Cherch.
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“Unique”
(available in episode 105 and on YouTube)
In this overcrowded world,
there’s not much unique.
Even minutes come in hours,
and days come in weeks.
There’s a blending of people,
who wear the same clothes.
They read the same books,
and watch the same shows.
It seems harder and harder
to stand out from the crowd.
To have your voice heard
when this place is so loud.
It’s not just the people -
I look around me to see
multiples and copies
and lookalikees.
My biscuits are in packets.
I have bunches of grapes.
There are prides full of lions,
and shrewdness of apes.
Which makes me so glad,
that one statement stays true.
In a world full of many,
there’s only one you.
“Somewhere”
(available in episode 118)
Between us right now,
there’s way too much space,
and there’s no way to get you
to come to this place,
and with me simply unable
to visit you soon,
I may as well be on Earth
with you on the Moon.
As I stare at the sky,
the Moon seems too near,
so I’ll picture you sat
on the Sun. I fear
the distance between us
is too great to bear,
as I imagine us together
out there somewhere.
“My Kind Of Jam”
(available in episode 106)
If my day is a sandwich,
I know what’s the bread:
it’s those times when I work
and cram facts in my head.
It’s the times when my chores
are piling up high,
and there’s nothing but bread
slice-on-slice to the sky.
That bread is the start
and the end of the day.
Bookends to events
that are heading my way.
And if life was just bread,
how sad that would be.
Is a sandwich still a sandwich,
if it’s just bread to eat?
Which is why I’m so happy,
that you break up my day.
You add fun and excitement
in your own special way.
On the surface, you’re just
my friends and my fam.
But, to me, and my sandwich,
you’re a thick layer of jam.
“I Hope You Don’t Mind”
(available in episode 106)
I hope you don’t mind,
wherever you are,
that I picture you still being here.
Sat in your chair,
with a paper and tea,
providing comfort by just being near.
Then, there are times when your voice
drifts out from a room.
Yet again, you look for your keys.
It was always this way
and my brain, as a friend,
ensures you'll always be living with me.
“Without You”
(available in episode 92 and on YouTube)
The temps have been colder.
The Winter was longer.
The rain felt much wetter.
The wind blew much stronger.
The jokes were less funny.
The colors less bright.
The nights all felt endless.
The days felt like nights.
The TV’s been boring.
The films have been drab.
The books had poor endings.
Most good things felt bad.
The highs were all lower.
The lows were more high.
The food was less tasty.
The water more dry.
So, I’m glad you’re returning.
These things will rebound.
It’s not been the same
without you around.
“Time Together”
(available in episode 99 and on YouTube)
I love our time together.
Oh, the places we’ve been.
The meals that we’ve eaten.
The sights that we’ve seen.
The chats that we’ve had.
The jokes that we’ve told.
My time spent with you
just never gets old.
And on days when you just
can't come along,
I’ll still walk and still talk,
like I’m not all alone.
There’s a voice in my head,
and a hand holding mine.
We’re together, forever,
‘til the ending of time.
“Thank You For Being My Lighthouse”
(available in episode 99)
When I'm lost in the dark,
battered by a wind,
that's howling and roaring.
A prisoner of the whims
of others and of nature,
I'm tossed back and forth.
I want to move forward
but I'm not really sure:
… which way is forward?
… which was is home?
And just when it feels like
I'm out here alone,
your signal breaks through
like a bright megaphone.
And that first careful step
has me moving once more,
as I plot my path safely
back to the shore.
“Seal The Deal”
(available in episode 86 and on YouTube)
If it's one of those days,
and I'm the first to get home,
I shut the front door
and switch off my phone.
I'll turn on some music,
and dim down the lights.
Then I sit on the couch
to read and then write.
Soon, my eyelids feel heavy
and my body then slides.
Surely a nap will be fine
'til the time you arrive.
With my head on a cushion,
the peace that I feel,
knowing I'll wake up to you
just seals the deal.
“Call Away”
(available in episode 86)
I know you’re over there,
while I’m over here.
You feel far away,
when you used to feel near.
But, wherever you are,
you can just call my name.
In the oceans. On mountains.
It’s all just the same.
I’ll drop what I’m doing
and ride the next train.
Or I’ll jump on a boat.
Rent a car. Catch a plane.
There’s no distance too long.
No canyon too deep.
No waters too wide.
No cliff face too steep.
The moment you need me,
don’t even delay.
I’m your friend, day or night,
just a phone call away.
“Friends”
(available in episode 86)
Friends aren’t just for minutes,
for hours or for days.
They’re not just for weekends,
or fun holidays.
Friends aren’t just for evenings,
for a dinner or two.
Friends aren’t just for company
when there’s nothing to do.
Friends aren’t just for good times,
or even for bad.
Friends aren’t just for cheering me up
when I’m sad.
Friends are there at the beginning,
and stay ‘til the end.
So, on each page of my diary,
you’ll find the word “friend”.
“Meant To Be Together”
(available in episode 32 and on YouTube)
Like the roots in the soil,
the leaves in the breeze,
the crows making nests
high up in trees.
Like the trunk with its bark,
and the bird with its feather,
we were meant
to be together.
Like the boats on the ocean,
the tides on the sand,
the point on the horizon
where the sea meets the land.
Like the whitecaps on waves
in stormy weather,
we were meant
to be together.
Like the saucepan and lid,
the bread and the jam,
the butter and knife,
the eggs and the ham.
Like the salt and the pepper,
side by side forever,
we were meant
to be together.
“My Long Goodbye”
(available in episode 61 and on YouTube)
When I say “goodbye”,
I say it five times,
so you know what I’m saying’s
not some throw-away line,
but is coming from a place
deep down in my heart.
You can take these all with you
as you now depart.
I miss you already.
More than you’ll know.
I feel empty inside,
from the moment you go.
I’ll be counting the seconds
‘til you safely return,
and share stories of places,
and of all you have learned.
Until then, I’ll be cherishing
memories of you,
and all that we’ve done,
and all we’ve been through.
This world’s just not right,
without you nearby,
but I’m glad that you’re traveling
with my five goodbyes.
“Take To The Bank”
(available in episode 55)
You should go to the river.
You can borrow my chair.
There's a place near a willow.
Once you're sat there,
here's a book - it's my favorite,
and a journal to note
all that you see:
the birds, fish, and boats.
And here's a packed lunch,
a thermos of tea,
and a nice slice of cake.
I'm sure you'll agree
some time by the river,
your mind all a blank,
is a gift from a friend
you can take to the bank.
“Together Again”
(available in episode 32)
It has been quite a while,
since we were together,
and, although I see your smile
on the computer or phone,
when we’re done with our call
I’m back all alone.
My life’s like a jigsaw
with one missing piece,
and whatever I try
I feel incomplete.
I can’t wait for the day
when you can be here,
and I’ll hold you so tight,
while I hold back a tear.
So, travel by car,
by bike or by train,
and after such a long time
we’ll be together again.
“Where Shall We Go?”
(available in episode 22)
We could space-walk together up on the moon.
But, if a rocket can’t take us there any time soon,
then we could go to somewhere a little bit nearer,
like a Kenyan safari to see lion and zebra.
But, if that still sounds like it’s too far to go,
then how about the mountains and we’ll ski in the snow?
If the mountains sound like they’re too far to roam,
then why don’t we do something that’s closer to home?
We could fill up our backpacks and walk to the park,
and play there and picnic ‘til way after dark.
There are so many choices to go or to see,
just pick one and I’m happy, if you’re there with me.