I was just on my way back to Charlotte, having spent the past week in Arizona when I can across the following poem and wanted to share it:
Ode to the Champions
Who are these people-
These doers of deeds,
These dreamers of dreams
Who make us believe?
Who are these people
Who still win the day-
When the odds are against them
And strength fades away?
These people are champions,
For they never give in.
A heart beats within them
That is destined to win
They follow their dreams
Though the journey seems far,
From the top of a mountain
They reach out to a star
And when they have touched it-
When their journey is done-
They give to us hope
From the victories they won.
So here's to the champions-
To all their great deeds.
They follow their hearts
And become winners indeed.
Tom Krause
