Friendships - a Cinquain series

Friendships 
can be wrenching 
your heart from hands that vowed
to cherish a bond but clutched it 
too tight

Friendships 
can be lasting 
like sturdy oaks spreading 
their roots deep into soft soil of 
the earth

Friendships
can be prickly -
while reaching for the rose
heart unwittingly pierced by
a thorn

Friendships
can be scented
with trust's mellow fragrance
infusing a relationship
with love

Friendships
can be hating
the one who held you close
then walked away without saying
goodbye

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