This I found for you Doc, it  so lovely and it says everything  about our friendship
 
A Place in My Heart
by Sharon Tulley
 
I love you my friend,
 Though you are far away.
 I love you my friend,
 In so many ways.
I do not recall.
 I can’t tell you when
 This love it did grow
 Or how did it begin.
But your words reach across
 The miles that do separate
 It’s your friendship I cherish
 And want to celebrate
The everyday moments
 That together are spent
 The times that we laugh,
 The times that we vent.
I want you to know
 That however apart
 You always will have
 A place in my heart.