Lil' Sis Poem
 

I already posted this once in the Pi Phi forum, but didn't get much of a response.... I thought perhaps everyone else might be able to help. :)

I am looking for a poem to frame and give to my little sis about friendship or sisterhood. Pi Phi itself has some beautiful poems, but none that I really like for this occasion. I know a lot of chapters do this, and maybe there's someone else out there looking for a poem about sisterhood also, so I thought I'd ask. :) Thanks!

I guess I'll start. In my sorority, it's a tradition that on Big/Lil night, the Big gives her little a framed copy of the family tree poem. Here's my family's if you wanna use that:
Sisters
Sisters are always there there for you
And no matter what they always care.
Sisters are there through thick and thin,
And everything in between.
Sisters protect you from the darkness,
And make the world full of happinness.
If you are sad and you feel like crying,
Sisters are there with a hug to lend.
They are there to gossip with and laugh with,
And you may even utter the word 'sis'.
Sisters are your strength when you are too weak,
They are your voice when you can't speak,
They are your crutch when you can't walk,
They are your shoulder when you need to cry,
They are your ear when you need a friend.
Sisters share a love with you,
That no other could compare to
Sisters are your link to life,
They are the ones who stand beside you
Through the hurt and the pain,
Through the tears and the rain.
I know one thing,
Because of you, I will never be the same.

Another good one that you can use is "There is No Friend Like a Sister" by Mary Engelbreit:

There is No Friend Like a Sister
There's no better friend than a sister-
There's no one more loyal and true
And even when sisters are different
Their likenesses come shining through!
Perhaps it's a family resemblance
That strengthens the bond that they share
Or maybe it's just the way sisters
Live life with a similar flair!
A sister remembers your childhood-
She knows more than you will admit
Of times you were Little Miss Perfect
And times you gave others a fit!
She's seen you in some situations
Where silence just wouldn't suffice
And managed somehow to get by with
Those sisterly words of advice!
And when some encouragement's needed
A sister will always be there
To listen
To laugh
Or to lean on
To comfort,
Or simply to care.
There's no one who's more in your corner
And no one you're more grateful to.
There's no better friend than a sister
And no better sister than you.

Here is one my big sis gave to me when she went to Austrailia for study abroad, feel free to use it:

Standing by, all the way.
Here to help you through your day.

Holding you up when you are weak
Helping you find what it is you seek

Catching your tears when you cry
Pulling you through when the tide is high

Absorbing your voice when you talk
Standing by when you learn to walk

Just being there through thick and thin
Just to say you are my friend.