Constancy

I appreciate constancy's hold,
It is steadfast, it keeps your heart bold.
When the critics assail
Some friends flap and some flail.
Less fainthearted won't fail, they're like gold!

Inspired by the poem New Friends and Old Friends, by the Welsh poet and composer Joseph Parry (1841–1903): "Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. New-made friendships, like new wine, Age will mellow and refine...."