Look
Into the eyes
Of the Rotarians!
Only then
You will understand
Why are they
Full
Of sunrises
And of hopes,
Of peace
And of anguish and anxiety
Of tears
And of smiles
Be close to
These special people
Who travel
Daily
Over the wings
Of cranes,
Who are daily
Showered with
Blossoms sprung out of
The bottom of their hearts
Follow
The Rotarians’
Paths
Who
In turn
Will irrevocably
Travel
Towards new sunrises
Full of hope
And struggle
Of tears
And laughter
From infinity
To infinity
(From THE ONLY PLACE (Poems for Rotary), By George Băicoianu. Translated by Michaela Elisabeta Udrişte.)