�My dear friend� � are words in which

There is much tenderness in each,

Trustworthiness within one�s reach,

You needn�t spy, you mustn�t preach.

These word replace bombast and lie,

Which may be hidden and wrapped up,

�My dear friend� � the phrase is shy,

But other speeches are so stump.

The soul is always right, you know,

It never sings out of the tune,

It pacifies the spirits� flow,

The shining sun, the sparkling moon.