My appreciation runs deep
Roots of a tree
Greatness from the ground
That’s what I reap
Effort I have sown
What have people seen
Numbers in the soil
Letters in my seeds
Nutrients they are
Watch me as I grow
Appreciation deep
Inspiration flows
Will the people weep
Weaken down my foes
Find a friend again
In enemies I’ve come to own
Voices that I hear
Of faces that I’ve known
Appreciation deep
Heart begins to glow
Parcels I have sent
With thank you’s made of ink
An easy thing to say
Was harder than you think
Appreciation deep
I had to let it sink
No words are quick to find
No hugs can you inscribe
When it’s traveling overseas
How hard you’ll have to try
Flowers begun to bloom
Roots grown through the crooks
Appreciation deep
For the hands that hold my book.