The cost of a passion,
The cost of compassion,
The price that is paid
To reach
The helpless, the hopeless,
Whose lives count as no less
Than those of a firm-footed sheep.
Should the one wander,
What cost would it be
To search to the ends of the land?
What hope would be lost
If secure ones should toss
Concern for the stray to the wind?

ADW 2007