THAT IS WHEN YOU ARE BLESSED 

We breathed in a thick fog that would not lift 

Bore witness, to a castle under fiery siege 

Felt insidious worms, burrowing within 

But even as the spear grew too hot to grasp, 

The heat of courage propelled the grip – 

And purpose launched it into the stars 

That is when you mix the best 

That is when you are blessed 

That is the time there is no time, to rest 

And with that, Vac-Day has arrived, 

One shot in the arm, after another 

So pause, and rest: watch a family of geese crossing the street

Wait, till they have completed their journey, and  

Track red breast Robins at twilight, plucking three-inch worms from the soil of the grass – lifting them, vertically, like cranes 

But take notice of airplanes, from Argentina, Germany and Uzbekistan trying to fill the crevasses of need, in India 

And Imagine living in space, with SpaceX  

Yes, even when the spear is too hot to grasp, 

The heat of courage propels the grip – 

And purpose launches it into the stars 

That is when you mix the best 

That is when you are blessed 

That is the time there is no time, to rest 

So savor your university accomplishments,  

And as you grasp your hard-earned diploma – 

Reach out to young Afghan girls – who are dying – to do the same

Yes, even when the spear is too hot to grasp, 

The heat of courage propels the grip – 

And purpose launches it into the stars 

That is when you mix the best 

That is when you are blessed 

That is the time there is no time, to rest 

 DeCarlo,2021