Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Les Aspin Cheers- by Hellen Limo


Les Aspin Cheers- by Hellen Limo

We together; eat, dance, despair,
Learn, sleep travel, endure
Nothing was remembered, nothing forgotten
Here I speak a converted poetess
Les Aspin cheers!

Now wondering two things
First why we met
Anti-corruption put us together
Les Aspin?
Les Aspin cheers!

Second cultivating moral courage
Little did I know?
Physical courage is stale
Moral courage now my core value
Les Aspin cheers!

It is little I care what path I take
And where it leads it’s little I care
But out of Les Aspin House, I care our friendship
It was fun to know all you
Les Aspin cheers!

The part of you that made me laugh
Through all the memories I have
The things that made us mad
The pain that made us cry
Les Aspin cheers

From where I started to where I am today
The journey has been long and tiring
From nothing to something I am today
It’s not been easy journey
Les Aspin cheers!

Under safe hands throughout the journey
In the hands of a gifted teacher
Les Aspin House a magical place
Notwithstanding the cigar smoke
Les Aspin cheers!

There is a smile in each face
In the hands of a gifted teacher
Creative energy is everywhere
Desire and wonder is awakened all through
Les Aspin cheers!

Anti-corruption skills modeled
In the hands of a gifted teacher
The best of reality is bottled
All these in Nairobi, D.C. and Milwaukee
Les Aspin cheers!

Gifts and talents are refined
In the hands of a gifted teacher
The willed future is designed
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania here we come
Les Aspin cheers!

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