Integral Piece

After KZSC radio interview with Tommy Sands, the influential Irish singer/songwriter 

who helped bring peace to the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland.

Integral Piece

3/14/10

I need not be star

though am willing to shine

when playing part on team

whether sports, radio, or work,

fulfilling my role as needed

hoping admirably in others' eyes

or at very least satisfactorily,

and like most everyone else

there is no real knowing

how my antics effect others,

okay, within response that's immediate...

disgust when booting the ball,

committing an 'air room' error,

coming up short in carpentry...

those I readily can read

but long range is different,

rarely is the time experienced

that someone speaks an appreciation

for influential moment in past

about how action, or word,

graced another's life with blessing,

in right time and place

so that something profound impacted,

sent ripples into brain matter

creating new furrows of response

perhaps setting a necessary foundation

which enabled springboard for future

bringing success and deserved accolades

as integral piece to puzzle.