For Friendships To Be Formed

They have so much in common they love to talk football And big names of their favourite sport they do love to recall Though not everyone in their drinking group barracks for the same club Football the main topic of conversation when they meet in the pub, Birds of a feather flock together as some do like to say And that too applies to people or so 'twould seem that way The one interested in art does not have one who loves sports as a friend They would find each other boring why otherwise pretend, For friendships to be formed there must be common ground Amongst a group of football fans a tennis fan won't be found 'Tis out of common interests that the seeds of mateship are sown Perhaps 'tis from there the saying was born that he or she is one of our own If we all had the same hobby how boring we would be Our different ways makes us more interesting or so 'twould seem to me.