to remind us again and again
of special people
and special times
My office walls are graced
with many I remember
and some I contemplate
A group of twenty
hard working souls
who chose our president
becoming friends along the way
A sign in India
about a well
and links to Champaign Rotary
A senator, Paul and me
seated in Springfield chambers
The senator now gone
Paul healed of cancer
soon to visit France
and my father’s battleground
American Indian brave
seeking God
atop some western hill
Another chief
white haired now
teaching a group of boys
smiling down
eyes bright and eager
surrounded by smaller shots
birth to crawling
oh how incredibly precious
On my desk
a special pair
a doctor and his wife
lifelong teachers
of all that’s good
all that’s worthy
faith, a firm foundation
a little bit of Jesus
for us to see, to study
and try to grow like them,
like Him, their Savior
Here I spend
a lot of time
putting numbers in places
But above it all
family and friends
lift me up
to special heavenly spaces
Selah Lin 03/08