Sonnet to a Dear and Discouraged Friend

There’s nobody who knows as well as I

How stealthily dark thoughts will bruit and shove

The rational, the calmer ones; they lie

And whisper: “You’re not worthy of their love!”

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And oh my dear, I know that this is true,

So venomous to both of us. You’re THE

Good Person, Lovely One. I’ve faith in you;

And if it’s in my pow’r, I’ll help you see

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How thoroughly you’re loved. So many say

They love you (as do I). If you but knew,

Persuaded of your worth, the unique way

You’ve made all our lives better, I think you

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Might realize what we all know: You are

As bright and lovely as the Evening Star.