ODD FELLOWS
WHEN ALL IS BRIGHT AND SUNNY
OR WHEN THE SKY TURNS GRAY,
IT COMFORTS AS TO KNOW MY FRIENDS
ARE NEVER FAR AWAY.
I'M NOT BEYOND THEIR REACH
NO MATTER WHERE I ROAM,
I'M JUST A PHONE CALL FROM THEIR VOICE
AWAY OR HERE AT HOME.
DO YOU FEEL THAT ALL YOUR DREAMS
HAVE VANISHED WITH THE WIND?
DO YOU THINK THERE IS NOT ONE
ON WHOM YOU CAN DEPEND?
WHEN I JOURNEY FAR FROM HERE
NO WORRIES DO I FEAR,
AS ODD FELLOWS UNDERSTAND
AND ALWAYS LEND A HAND.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF A GROUP
THAT BETTERS EVERY MAN,
BY HELPING ONE ANOTHER
WHEN AND WHERE WE CAN.
SO FOR MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS
I'M THANKFUL UNTIL LIFE ENDS.
I'LL ENJOY THEN WHILE I CAN
FOR I KNOW NOT OF HIS PLAN.
©2002 James L. Keating, Sr.