Such Is the Blessing of Friends

Summary

The website content is a celebration of friendship through a whimsical acrostic poem and a compilation of responses to a "Friends" themed writing prompt on Medium.

Abstract

The webpage features a lighthearted acrostic poem that extols the virtues of friendship, emphasizing the freedom, acceptance, and support friends provide. It is a response to Paper Poetry's Week 25 prompt on Medium, which invites writers to explore the theme of friendship. The page also highlights contributions from various Medium authors who have shared their own creative takes on the prompt, including poems, stories, and illustrations. Additionally, the author encourages further participation in the prompt and provides a link to a collection of random poetry as an alternative creative outlet. The page concludes with a personal thank you from the author for the readers' support and friendship, along with a call to subscribe to her email list and an invitation to join Medium using her affiliate referral link.

Opinions

The author, Carolyn Hastings, values the silliness and randomness that friendship allows, as evidenced by the playful acrostic poem.
The author believes in the unconditional nature of friendship, as indicated by the line "No judgement here, none at all, never."
The contributions from other Medium authors suggest a community spirit and mutual appreciation among writers responding to the prompt.
The author extends an inclusive invitation to all readers to participate in the "Friends" prompt or the "Random Poetry prompt," indicating a desire to foster a sense of belonging and creativity within the Medium community.
The author expresses gratitude for her readers and sees their engagement as a form of friendship, showing a personal connection with her audience.
The author promotes her email subscription and Medium membership through an affiliate link, indicating a desire to grow her readership and provide value through her writing.

A randomly silly acrostic poem

pencil illustration by writer

Freedom granted to be who you are Rain, hail, or shine, all over the moon In a swish Lamborghini or a clapped-out Mini Minor Emotions on show, raw, wrung out, rip-roaring rosy No judgement here, none at all, never Dependable, devoted, ‘I’m here for you always’ Such is the blessing of friends

Is there no end to my silliness? Or my randomness? But, hey, we’re all friends here and I can be silly if I want, right?! 😅

Besides, I’ve written this acrostic poem in response to Paper Poetry’s Week 25 prompt: friends, where it’s open house, Friends gather here.

And gathering they are —

🌻 William J Spirdione has brought along sunflowers and a Friends twittle—

👭 Jenine Bsharah Baines has shared her embellished paper towel and a tribute to a dear friend in Pay It Forward —

🏮 Suntonu Bhadra has turned on the spotlights and provided an intriguing twist in Friends are Selfish Beings —

Calling now on a few more friends to gather around and join the prompt if time and life permits — Katie Michaelson | Wry Welwood | Margie Willis | Jim Dutton | Dennett 🙏 ✨

Of course, the more friends the merrier, so please, pile on in! 🙏 💞

The prompt details are here —

Friends | Humour

Such Is the Blessing of Friends

A randomly silly acrostic poem

Friends

A Twittle

Paying It Forward

My pal lives up to her (floral) name & helps the rest of us bloom, too

Friends Are Selfish Beings

A simple truth

Let’s Be Friends

And that’s what friends are for

Can’t Make It to the Friends Prompt?

Flipping Random

You can thank Daniella Montage for this!

Random Poetry prompt

A collection of poems from Medium writers responding to my 'Flipping Random' poetry prompt.