Rotary Prayer
July 7, 2021
Our world is lushly,
Deeply green,
The richness of July:
We wait all year so anxiously…
And “Poof!” It passes by.
The dark cool nights,
The rainy days…
Then “BOOM!!!”
Summer has come!
We listened for cicada songs,
And how the peepers thrum.
There never is a season
That’s exactly like the last,
And while we ponder and complain,
“Whammo!!!!” it’s gone past.
The differences may teach us
To welcome what may be,
To wring a maximum of joy
From Grand Diversity.
“Hoorah!!!” we beat” Pandemic,
And Al survived 2 terms…
Somehow all of us outlived
Invading waves of germs!
A fresh, new Rotary Year begins,
“Shazam!!!!” Jim’s poised and ready:
Who knows what wonders will unfold,
So hold the tiller steady!
And, in the wider world we serve,
For people near and far,
Our goal is: serve our fellow man…
Where and who they are.
We bless the God, who gave us
Much more than we deserve,
“Ka-Pow!!!” It is our mandate
To use our gifts to serve.
Amen.