A Tried Friend, A True Friend.. By Madison Julius Cawein

A friend for you and a friend for me,
A friend to understand;
To cheer the way and help the day
With heart as well as hand:
With heart as well as hand, my dear,
And share the things we 've planned
A tried friend, a true friend,
A friend to understand!
A friend for you and a friend for me,
A friend to hear our call,
When, wrong or right, we wage the fight
With backs against the wall!
With backs against the wall, my dear,
When hope is like to fall
A tried friend, a true friend,
A friend to hear our call!
A friend for you and a friend for me,
To share with us that day
When our ship comes back and naught we lack
Of all for which men pray!
Of all for which men pray, my dear,
That long has gone astray
A tried friend, a true friend,
To share with us that day!
Oh, side by side, on roads untried,
Two souls may better speed
Than one who goes the road he knows
With none to give him heed!
With none to give him heed, my dear,
And help when there is need
A tried friend, a true friend,
A friend, a friend indeed!


This poem is all about hopes which  the poet is conveying. It talks about friendship and an ideal friend every person wants in life. It says how the presence of a good friend really makes your life so easy and also very meaningful. A friend should be a person who should help us when we need them, not just with hands but also heart. They should stand with us not only during our good times but also during our difficult times. The poet is in search of such an ideal friend. He talks about the old times when he was his friends and they enjoyed even the fights together. But after some time when they meet all the old feels are lost, their ways have become different; the poet repends on that. And thus the author is in search of a true and ideal friend.