I am just blown away Andrea! This is so beautiful and you have such a warm heart. This whole piece is touching, especially since you wrote it for Abed. I too read his wishes on FB and you write those thoughts we hold deep in our hearts. It's hard imagining a place with such violence and a war we do not understand, but we can still reach out to those in other countries with our words and friendship.

Love this so much & happy new year to you both!

This is a very nice dedication to a friend. It seems though he is in trouble you will always have him in your heart. I love the love you set in this poem as well. Nice work :)

I love this piece, the tone is stunningly created and theres more than friendship and peace here, theres hints of most emotions. I love the strength and kindness portrayed by the word choice. You really created a wonderful piece that a lot of people can enjoy even with the dedication, which is a lovely dedication by the way.

"His sorrow is read in the inky
tear lines of words etched
onto parchment."

^My favorite stanza.

Amazing piece:)

I've been waiting to comment on this since yesterday, and now I finally am writing this... you won't believe how this touched me, especially the A Bed line :)

Your friendship is heartfelt deeply, deeply.. Thank you for this wonderful piece of poetry, Andrea. Thank you for the wishes, for the beautiful dedication.

And in my turn, I wish you a year full of Maple trees and colors.

much love

This is such a heartfelt piece full of beautiful emotions and loyal dedication. Nothing bad can be said about this, only goodness.

Wonderful write and a admire the strength you've gathered to dedicate such amazing poem to a friend.

This is such a heartfelt piece full of beautiful emotions and loyal dedication. Nothing bad can be said about this, only goodness.

Wonderful write and a admire the strength you've gathered to dedicate such amazing poem to a friend.