Sing in celebration
of your race,
The anonymous composer of your song,
Passionate provider of your grace,
A host to which you cannot help belong.
Take a day to sing of who you are,
Rejoicing in the choice of what must be,
In gratitude for what, beyond the bar,
Chooses in dark joy one's history.
Know the lineaments of ancient lore
'Ere you feel and act, and know not why.
Stories long forgotten lie in store,
Destined for revision by and by.
All you are and do is not by chance,
Yet you may face your partners as you
dance.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
Audio and Video Music: Kiss the Sky. By Aakash Gandhi. Music free to use at YouTube.
