Visions of Us

The power of logic, the glory of prose
The beauty of poetry that grows and grows
Embedded in language from bottom to top
Conveyors of enlightenment that time cannot stop.

We are the writers, the speakers conjoined
With style and honesty never purloined
Armed with paper, pen, and poise
With clarity and purpose rejecting the noise.

Alone with reflections, alive with our thoughts
We shatter the barriers of our can’ts and our oughts
To live to love and this above all
To cushion our honor in case of a fall.

In the coolness of evening as the sun disappears
With little between our wants and our fears
In a tapestry of magic we paint a new day
Of promise and hope in determined array.

May we join in the music that comes from the heart
When our souls arise like a new work of art
Let us give thanks for tapping the well
Where life love and courage consistently dwell.