Though I don’t know Exactly what to say Still I must respond To the undying impulse to write Meaningless be It may Still the flames I’ll sustain And reward myself with the joy Of a holding a pen This is a call A duty I must perform So when the urge comes I allow my heart to flow Into the streams of many generations Yes, generations yet to come So when my torch burns out My life will still glow Like a many thousand lights Long after I am gone