See the splashing,
Swirling driftwood.
See how it flows.
Where it goes, 
Nobody knows.
One cord after another, 
Like passing ships
That signal on sight.
But some never signal
And are not in sight.
They plummet
Over the waterfall, 
To be lost
In their plight. 
Infinite Infinities of the American Legion Preamble
By CJ Reeves
VA Medical Center—San Francisco, CA
To uphold
To defend
To maintain
To foster
To perpetuate
To preserve
To inculcate
To combat
To make right
To promote
To safeguard
To transmit
To consecrate
To sanctify.