[LM_NET] TARGET: Help with a Poem

[Linda DeVore <linda.devore@CGELEM.K12.AZ.US>]

My school psychologist sent me an email seeking a poem that she remembers.
I've had no luck trying various key words, so I turn to you- the smartest
people on the planet. <G>  Does anyone recognize this poem from her
description?

"There is a poem I've seen, but of course didn't keep it, and I've wished I
had it many times since... Something about who wonderful it is to have a
friend that you don't have to weigh your words with, who like a thresher,
will separate the chaff from the grain, keeping the good and letting the
chaff blow away...  Ok, it's a real ROUGH paraphrase, but the analogy to the
wheat is in there...  I can't recall the name of the poem, specifically, or
of the author (although, I'm thinking it is a woman)... Any chance you know
what I'm talking about so that I can try to find a copy of it???"

I would really appreciate any help that you can give me!  TIA

Linda De Vore
Media Center Director
Casa Grande Middle School
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
linda.devore@cgelem.k12.az.us

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most
accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." -
Charles W. Eliot

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