THE friends I made have slipped and strayed,
And there's a need to cry
And if my friendships break and bend,
The one who's lost is I.
And the one that cares is I.
A trifling lot and best forgot-
And that's my tale, and theirs.
Then if my friendships break and bend,
Then I'm the one who cry's
The while I know that every foe
Is faithful till I die.
Elmer Jennings 2007
Leal: Chiefly Scottish: loyal, true
With an apology to: Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)
Who wrote the following:
The Leal
The friends I made have slipped and strayed,
And who's the one that cares?
A trifling lot and best forgot -
And that's my tale, and theirs.
Then if my friendships break and bend,
There's little need to cry
The while I know that every foe
Is faithful till I die.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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