Ode to Joy....

An Ode to Joy…err, Nick and Dallas!

By Nate Bender

11/7/2014

Joyful, Joyful, we adore them………

What’s not to adore about them?

Nick, the quintessential affirming leader,

Dallas, the story creator and book making formatter.

Quietly measured in their introverted skin,

Thoughtfully efficient they become in their results.

Leaders they are, sometimes from the rear,

Yet inspirational in elevating life story writings and compilations.

Both arrived on the OLLI Life Story scene with separate agendas;

Nick, to launch and lead a first time offering with enduring value,

Dallas, to expose and enrich his life story writing efforts.

Their arrivals may have separate beginnings,

However their talents were united in birthing a book,

An anthology of poems and short stories to be exact,

The final product emitting prideful joy in all the contributors!

Collectively, we hold respect, gratitude and even love

Toward you as human beings and for all that you have contributed.

Our lives have been touched and community ties have been formed.

Here’s to moving to the next phase, bearing witness to our collective enrichment.