Valentine’s Day is coming soon.  Sweethearts and friends are wondering how to express their love and friendship in fresh, inspiring ways.  One gift to surely inspire your beloved is a “Poetry Cookie.”  Decide which poems are most appropriate for your friends.  Poetry Cookies make a unique and memorable souvenir of friendship.  They are much more personal than ordinary greeting cards.

 

  1. Customize the following short poems by adding one or two lines to personalize it for each friend.
  2. Hand-write the poems on small, colourful cards. 
  3. Attach the cards with a colourful string to a packet of cookies, biscuits or sweets. 
  4. Carefully select biscuits or snacks to suit each of your friends.
  5. Please, never underestimate the importance of giving the most thoughtful and delicious gift for each important person in your life.

 

Water Whispers upon the Shore

 

Friends always return to friends

As the sun returns to the west

 

All of life returns to the water;

Where it is deepest, it is best

 

You and I…

 

 

A Smile upon these Lips

 

The souvenir of our friendship

Is beyond any journey,

Beyond any gift

 

Recalled as easily

As a smile upon these lips

 

I smile when I recall…

 

 

A Garden of Life

 

Create such a garden of your life

That in fifty years some flower

Will remember your gift

 

A sacred drop of joy will come to their face

In the knowledge that every day

You have truly given

To me, …

 

The Symphony of Life

 

Find in each face - something to love

Look in each pocket - for something to share

 

Listen to every bird and hear

The symphony of life

Whistling through the leaves

 

 

A Quiet Moment

 

Love others through the touch of a hand, a smile,

A kind word, a shared tear, a quiet moment

 

 

A Single Place in the Universe

 

Is there a single place in the universe

Where songs arise with the sun?

 

Where colours embrace our cold fingers

Like the best of friends?

 

Let’s go there together and…

 

 

The Strength of Words

 

The souvenir of our friendship

Is the wisdom of words

Uttered over cluttered tables

Into troubled hearts

 

And the power to smooth the path

To reach the goals of our hearts

 

Together, we…

 

 

The Coldest Night of the Universe

 

The souvenir of our friendship

Is encouragement and support

On the coldest, rainiest, night of the universe

 

I remember the time…

 

 

Reflections

 

Look up to the sky from where the rain has come

Where the sun beams, and see

 

A reflection of yourself

Of which you are truly proud

 

 

Our Souvenir

 

The souvenir of our friendship

Is our strength

To overcome distance, ignore time

And remain as close as when…

 

 

The Masterpiece

 

Our friendship is a colourful masterpiece

Floating upon the winds of the universe

Singing the songs that keep us close together


 

 

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