Poem:

By the light of the faintest glimmer   

of hope we must ride along

The frightening edge of disaster

in the face of injustice and wrong.

By the touch of the weakest responses

of faith we must carry on

The tasks of bearing the burden

of problems for which we were born.

By the sights of the barest chances,

we must our freedom sustain,

While the breath of a single blessing

Might soften the pressure of pain.

For the structural strength of tomorrow,

we must lay the foundation today,

As we forge ahead, undaunted

while following the diligent way