I must not write poems about my friends

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I must not write poems about my friends is a collection of poems that I have written about and for my friends over a span of 40 years and more. They are a mixture of humour love remembrance and while I have used the real life stories of friends I have leant heavily on my own imagination and exercised huge creative licence to make my poems more entertaining. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For almost as long as I can remember I have written stories and poems about my beloved friends family and on occasion myself.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>My first poem about life was at age six when I wrote a poem about rainy days and the joys of jumping in puddles -this was also my first published piece and it was in my primary school newsletter.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In recent years when I first started to jot down little ditties poking affectionate fun at my friends I mostly found no one was ever offended and often friends seemed to find my little written caricatures to be quite flattering.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Too often these days though I write with great love and reminiscence of special times had together or past memories of a friend or family member no longer with us.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>But mostly a bit of a laugh is had.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>All have been written with love and mixed intentions. Enjoy!</span></p>