VOLUNTEERS

Next to what we planted -
a tiny volunteer arose
thin and needing reassurance
she soon bloomed tall and deep
She never reached the size
of the deliberate manifestations
Yet are we not sustained
by volunteerism?
All the things you do
for which you are not paid
make this world  as true
as all the work you make.
So praise to volunteers
wherever they arise!
May our world be sustained
by such a bright surprise!