Reunited today with my friend Anton, I was reminded once more that there are in real life as well as in literature exactly right thoughts about the value of friendship.  I went searching and found what John O’Hara said in a short verse about how much he valued his friendship with John Ashbery.  Below are just the first four lines, but if you want to read all of this short wonderful poem, go to: http://jacketmagazine.com/16/ah-oha1.html

I can’t believe there’s not
another world where we will sit
and read new poems to each other
high on a mountain in the wind.