A twice told tale with no record
A mystery I purport
A salute!

The life of man, a wonder
Every mind needs to, ponder
A salute!

An eternal question,
"Would any of you who are fathers
give your son a stone when he asks
for bread?"
A salute!

Man's answer,
"Of course yes!
The world.Over the years!
A salute!

A comrade of the bottle
Always too willing to spend no little
Will buy a hungry friend expensive wine
And on the request for food, give a whine
A salute!