To you my beloved friend,
Whom my God merited me to ‘bear’,
Met or unmet,
Known or unkown,
I toast to you today,
For you have merited me become…
To you my beloved friend,
Who has traveled life with me,
Seen my laughter and tears,
Witnessed my up and my down,
Born my worth and unworthy,
I toast to you today,
For being my constant companion
In the journey of life…
To you my beloved friend,
Who by word and deed,
Encouraged me to be my best,
Criticized my worst,
Nurtured my weak,
And upheld my strong,
I toast to you today,
For being my mirror,
In this journey of life…
To you my beloved friend,
Whose shoulder never tired,
And a ‘kerchief never run out,
And ears never tired,
And smile ever present,
When I emptied my woes,
When I cried my heart out,
When I chirped my passions,
And succeeded in endevours,
I toast you today,
For being my rock,
In this journey of life…
To you my beloved friend,
Whose heart is a solace,
To my soul when troubled,
Whose words are a calm spring,
To my tormented spirit,
Whose arms are a refuge,
When the world rages,
I toast you today,
For being my get away,
In this journey of life…
To you my beloved friend,
Whom am yet to meet,
Who by our encounter,
My life changes forever,
As a new course friendship takes,
I toast to you today,
For being my future experience,
In this journey of life…
To you my beloved friend,
Whom I toast today,
I thank God for u,
I may not repay,
All the kindnesses expressed,
And contribution through which,
By your being,
I became…
Blessings,
Good tidings,
Happy life,
Courage,
Strength,
Grace,
I pray,
And your heart’s desires may come to be,
So that your journey of life,
May equally be fulfilling…
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