Tomorrow Afternoon

With open arms, tomorrow will soon begin:
& with the introduction of a new day
one endless adventure after another
will ensue:
this much is for certain,
one can feel the electricity taking shape
in the air on campus -
this is the start of Recruitment Week,
from what some have been told.

This is time to speak words of hope,
encouragement, what confirms much love
& respect.
These words I speak will carry you
not only through a week's worth
of preparations, skits & other whatnot -
all of this well wishing
is meant for the good month
spent getting fired up for the main event.
While there's still today,
I'm going to speak these words.

How many men,
do you know (& can you say), have found
the heart, muster, strength
& confidence to say such things?
Only a chosen few have taken
the time, made the effort to do so
& even if it must come down to
one man & one man alone
speaking from his soul, out of
the goodness of his heart.

So I say these words to you,
to wish you well as you go on your way,
to offer up some encouragement
where it is most needed,
to help light your way as best I can,
to brighten each day of yours
as you embark on a journey
which is unlike any other taking place
this autumn.

Tomorrow will soon begin
& with the start of a new day a call
will resound across campus:
Fire up!! Fire up!!