Your heart is gold, your friendship true I’m glad you’re in my life You care deeply for those held dear Even when you’re fraught with strife You’ve gone through your own highs and lows You’ve been a rock through mine Our friendship always remains true…

Remember the doll you made me, her tiny, bendable limbs, her auburn, embroidery-floss hair? And that marvelous cape? Remember the calligraphy you penned and framed to spur me on in my writing? Remember that first taste of shared freedom when I visited you at college,…