"ODE TO NEW MEMBER, MARK HANCOCK"
Ben Steen, India Shrine, Oklahoma City.

HELLO NOBLE MARK,
OVER AT ALMAS SHRINE,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN IN,
AND EXPRESS YOUR MIND.

YOU'LL FIND SHRINERS,
FROM HERE TO THERE,
BUT ABOVE ALL ELSE,
YOU'LL FIND THEY CARE,

OH THERE'S SOME,
THAT'S A JOKING TYPE,
THEY'LL TEACH YOU A LOT,
ABOUT HOW TO HUNT SNIPE.

RALPH HILLQUEST,
HAS A BIG OLD SNIPE,
IT GET KIND OF CRANKY,
ON A COLD WINTERS NIGHT.

THEN THERE'S BILL CANNON,
DOWN IN KENTUCKY LAND,
HE'LL POKE FUN AT TEXANS,
EVER CHANCE HE CAN.

AND THERE'S BIG STU,
A RETIRED CHICAGO COP,
HE HAS A HEART OF GOLD,
FROM HIS FEET TO HIS MOP.

L. SCOTT & J. BARRON
OF ARABIA SHRINERS,
YOU MIGHT FIND AS GOOD,
BUT NEVER ANY FINER.

MATT "NO GAS" WILSON,
AND JIM "CRASH" TRACY,
FROM MOOLAH SHRINERS,
THEY ARE FAST AND RACY.
(sorry Jim I needed the word "crash", besides, matt said it was true.
matt wouldn't stretch the truth would he?)

JIM KNOWS COMPUTERS,
AND HAS HELPED A FEW,
ALONG WITH MIKE SEGAL,
THEY CAN HELP YOU TOO.

BECOME A MEMBER,
OF THE MEMBERSHIP SITE,
THEN ADD YOUR TWO-CENTS,
AND WATCH IT TAKE FLIGHT.

ME AND RON KEILLY,
HAD A LOT OF FUN,
WE HELPED EACH OTHER,
RAISE OUR SONS.

BOB JEFFREY OF BAHIA,
IS MASTER THIS YEAR,
OF WINTER PARK LODGE,
AND VERY GOOD I HEAR.

JOE WRIGHT OF MOROCCO,
STANDS TALL AMONG MEN,
THROUGH "THE OLD MASTER",
WE'VE BECOME GOOD FRIENDS.

BILL HILL OF AINAD,
LIKE OTHERS NOT MET,
HAS BECOME A FRIEND,
NOT SOON TOO FORGET.

SEATTLE WASHINGTON,
IS HOME TO NILE SHRINE,
AND ANOTHER GOOD NOBLE,
HIS NAME IS RON FINE.

JEFF BROWN & JEFF SHREAVES,
ONE IS NORTH IN CANADA,
THE OTHER LOVES THE SUN,
IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

FERNANDO B. MUNIZ,
POSTS QUIPS EACH DAY,
WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT,
IN WHAT THEY SAY.

I KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS,
THAT DIDN'T GET PUT IN,
BUT I HAVE TO SAVE THEM,
FOR THE NEXT POEM I PIN.

MARK, YOU HAVE JOINED,
THE BEST SITE AROUND,
IT WAS STARTED BY ED,
FROM DETROIT TOWN.

SO WELCOME ABOARD,
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE,
YOU ARE NOW A PART,
OF THE MAJESTIC SHRINE.
Ben Steen copyright 6/06/2004