FOR E. MASON
An honor, a hand, a clasp and a grin
Today all is well and we think we will win
Tomorrow the cold and the wet will set in
And that is a loss to those who can't grin.
For the ones who prepared for the cold and the rain
Are the ones who will not feel more or less pain
But they are the ones who keep a smile near
And pull out the paddle of courage to steer.
