Best Thing in Life Is a Friend: A Blue Mountain Arts Collection

by Susan Polis Schutz (Editor)

This collection of eloquent and expressive poetry is for and about friends -- those unforgettable people who enter our lives and change them forever, for the better. Friends are one of life's greatest treasures. You can them wherever you go. They're instantly recognizable by their smiles, their honesty, their openness, and their caring. When you're together, you create some of the finest memories two people could ever have. When you're separated by time or miles, you find your thoughts returning time and again to the friends you shared so much with... and you look forward to being with them again. For adding an immeasurable value to all the lives they touch... for all the times when they should have been thanked for everything they've done... this book is the perfect way to say what everyone knows is the thing in life truly is a friend.

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Susan Polis Schutz (born 1944) is an American poet and producer of greeting cards and the mother of U.S. Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado.

Reviews

[Kambalache XXI · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lo mejor de este cursi libro es que se lee en un pedo.

[Beatrix · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the type of book that would be great to give to your friends to show how much you care about them.

[Sarahsoto]

i need now to today

[Agustina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es muy lindo , te pones a pensar lo afortunado que sos al tener un amigo 💗

[minyard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ugh no me gustó. Estoy casi segura de que mi gran problema con estos poemas es que muchos de ellos hablan de la aceptación de la otra persona en TODO momento. Porque es tu amigx. Y se supone que nos aceptamos en cada decisión, en cada opinión, etc. Y no es así. Una cosa es que sea tu amigx y otra es aceptar cada cosa que piensa o hace. Antes no lo habria pensado así pero éste último año cambié mucho en lo personal, y cambié mucho mi círculo de amigos. No hay que aceptar todo lo que el otro piensa. Si la otra persona tiene pensamientos de mierda, cosas con las que no estás de acuerdo en lo más mínimo, no tenes que aceptarlas y dejarlas pasar solo porque seas su amigx. Basta con eso.

[Ben · Rating 2 out of 5]

A beautifully illustrated reminder of the beating heart of friendship. In my opinion, the poetry angle is quite a stretch, this collection often feels rather Hallmark-card esque, but a few lines stand out, particularly Jessica Jordan's "Friendship is a love for all seasons" and Lenore Turkeltaub's poetic "shadows hugged, joined, blended, and then moved as one."