Dreams of America V: Dan's Dispair Turned Strength

Dan was a tradesman who worked by the hour,
Like thousands of others his job did go sour,
The changing times caught him in its wave,
Now there are new paths that must be paved.
He is not one to whimper and cower.

A family to feed and rent to pay,
Dan works two jobs, one night and one day.
What extra money there is to save,
Can not be had, least the budget be shaved.
He knows he must find a much better way.

Training for new work, difficult at best,
What time he does have, is taken from rest.
He knows he must, be strong and be brave,
Or spend life working as somebody’s knave.
So weary he can’t see, he takes his next test.

He is one of America’s strengths,
Like countless around him, he strives at great lengths,
Life, liberty, and happiness are craved,
Through centuries of stark change, spirits unstaved.
Vast are the millions who wish to give thanks.


by Rodney Alan Crater
Copyright ©2007 Rodney Alan Crater