For Roses: v.

Today I am singing
a song of love with all my heart,
a song of friendship
which will never lose its luster
or joy.

Music breaks this pall
of silence hanging over
campus like a cloud:
today a new song
echoes out
for one & all to listen to.

It's much sweeter
when a song of this magnitude
gets sung to those
who appreciate the power
that it brings:
they deserve to hear such
beautiful music being let off
the shelf on which it was placed.
Such songs are dedicated
to those who care,
to those who have the muster
to go out & lend their support
where it is due.

So I sing this new song
with all my heart:
I am not articulating its words
silently
but I am singing from my soul.

(Colophon)

This song is sung for love
as well as for roses,
for trust & respect,
for maintaining integrity
& so much more.

This song I am singing
is life, a living example
for others to take note of.

This song I am singing
is unlike any other
one has ever heard:
it praises lifelong friendship,
promotes love.
But to truly embrace
what this song stands for
one must listen
to the melody & the words.

This song I am singing
is life, a selfless heart
giving as much as he can give.
This song I am singing
is an example of someone
answering the call
to lead, to serve, to commit
his life to a common cause.

It is the common chord
which unites us all,
for love & roses.