Oh how to describe something so big, happy and endless
Without the joy from all I would be sad and friendless
So inspiring, their furry friends standing loyal by their side
WIthout their devotion and vigor many would have died
Their financial support meant so much to my tattered muse
How could I possibly describe how they rescued me from the blues?

Oh how to thank so many who gave so much to me?

The book is coming to a close, the result of hours of labor
Pages bursting with colors and lines of power to savor
To share the lives of those caught in a great historic struggle
I have to feel their toil, tears and grasp lives in trouble
So many in different walks of life, so many heartful tales
All seeking to evade a dreadful killer taking our lives off rails
How to express the horror and yet the compassion for them all
What can I do to climb this towering white literary wall?

Oh how to thank so many who gave so much to me?

I can only do so much in a few short phrases to light the way
I will never forgot those laughter got me through the day
Those who joined together for a project to find the joy in the dark
Who understood the importance of laughing at doom to give a divine spark
They will be with me forevermore as things draw to a close
I will remember their faces as I draft a final piece of prose

Oh how to thank so many who gave so much to me?