The Pursuit of Excellence

I come from a poor homespun family

Who left for

America in 1918

But I feel undeterred because of the wealth that

I have In other ways in pursuit of excellence despite what they say

I worked on the land played music

And worked with my hands

When I closed my door

I found I was no longer poor

And I followed my dreams to the ends of the earth

In pursuit of excellence and this great thing of worth