The sky was awesome Looking up through The Birch tree leaves Blue and cloudless With the fragrance And the sounds of nature One felt a relief from The chaos of the world Deep faith was renewed Unbelievable ecstasy No longing for tomorrow This was today and a gift There would be time For problem solving later Now we were on a joy run But the inner feelings Could not forget The downtrodden and Homeless and hungry We have so much to be Thankful for and much to Give back to others This is the task at hand Outlined by the teachings We believe in and what We want to be involved in It is not an easy task and Unfortunately is ever present We have the means and The desire to follow the One No one said it would be easy No one said the sky would Be so magnificently blue It was given to us and Now we prepare ourselves To give back to the fullest Of our abilities; sacrifice May be necessary, but Haven’t others given of Themselves for us? We are blessed people Not we must pay it forward Stanski September 20, 2021 ^