Here’s To

Here’s to the doormen,
The porters, the waiters,
The plumbers, the cabbies,
The exterminators…

Here’s to the teachers,
The nannies, the nurses,
Performers and artists
And writers of verses…

Here’s to the athletes,
The mailmen, reporters,
The chefs and the police force
And climate supporters…

Here’s to the builders
And tour guides and cleaners
And research assistants 
And medical screeners…

Here’s to repairmen
And bakers and drivers 
And farmers and shepherds
And all of the strivers 

Who put in the effort,
Most times, to the letter,
To help make our lives 
(And their own) so much better.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Borke Avatar
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here’s to the people who employ them
Bauer Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
very true, hannah!
Wolf Avatar
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It is brazen of me, I realize, Ilene, but I think that yon left out the last two words of the poem --- i.e., 'unlike senators.'
Bauer Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
ha! i had a similar thought, gershon, but wanted to keep it on the positive side!
Rolland Avatar
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
thanks for all these people, everyone has a contribution, thanks poet
Bauer Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
thanks for the comment, yann!
La France Avatar
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ilene, very nice ~
Bauer Avatar
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
much appreciated, constance!
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