Endorsement Poem by AHO Speaks

We need an acknowledgment of your words
What comes from you to always be heard.

The dry bamboo shoot waving in the wind
Still carries a countinuity of seed waiting to begin.

It has wrapped itself around the wrought iron fence
Hanging on against the wind, as its only defense.

Why do we need more support for what we do?
The chore is given to us, just as it was given to the bamboo.

It is the reward that comes from earthly toil
A harvest can not be reaped until the seeds are in the soil.

There is a reward contained in every special feeling
To have inside what is outside; is always revealing.

We need mental and physical satisfaction from what we do.
A recognition of our values and given our due.

Not every day nor every moment but the children to see
The continuity of creation and approval for each of them and also me.

We accept the contract of life for the few and those far between
As we know you will allow us the content of most of our dreams.

On the last moment we will return the toil and the dry tears
But not the singular gift given to us during the past years.