THANK YOU ELTON

It’s a loud song, jivy, full of movement

Sung by a nattily dressed little gnome

With ridiculous glasses, and if he believes

Anything he sings, the heart of a lion.

I wish I had a nickel for all the times

I’ve been knocked down and left for dead

I’d be a rich man now-I AM a rich man,

Because I am still standing, no matter what

A million times, and yet like the song,

Like one of those inflatable punch-up dolls,

I will get up again. Resilience compels me,

The message still clear: I am still standing.

Though I get knocked down a million times

I’m still standing. My faith in the One who

Empowers me, enkindles in my soul a like faith.

I am still standing, and I will stand regardless

-April 25, 2011

Chip Bergeron