For Stella: iii.

From the first day
you & three other women
brought this sisterhood
into being
you stayed true to your word,
lived up to four promises
which have found a way
to endure in the present time,
four promises
which have never lost their relevance
or power to motivate.

All along
you declared your commitment,
left a mark for a lifetime;
all along
you made history
with four promises to fulfill.

Your life
was the values you lived by
day after day, without ceasing;
your life was devoted
to continued learning,
staying the course in
one's pursuit for knowledge.

Your life
was all about answering
the beckoning call, the charge
which any leader should know
by heart;
your life was about
devotion to service
for the greater good of all.

Your life was all about
showing appreciation,
promoting integrity
in everything you did:
you lived up to your promises,
made yourself an example
for countless others to follow.