Here's To...You?

Here’s to the smilers and kind second-milers

Who give without motive of recompense

Here’s to the lover of people, not pleasure

Who don’t measure treasure with dollars and cents

Here’s to hands calloused with honor of helping

Here’s to the palace of children and noise

Here’s to the humblest, happiest humans

Here’s to the lap full of wee girls and boys

Here’s to the faithful with little to speak of

Here’s to the wielder of words wise and true

Here to the makers of peace and not war, love

Here’s to a wonderful, beautiful …you?

© Janet Martin