Here’s to unsung heroes –

those who do what they do with humility, dedication, and good humor –

Firefighters, emergency workers, military men and women, bus drivers,  policemen, store clerks, custodians, librarians,

maintenance workers, utility workers, construction workers,

secretaries, and bookkeepers –

you make everyone else’s lives a bit smoother.

Park rangers, road builders, road repairers, heavy equipment

operators, factory workers, engineers –

you keep things working for the rest of us.

Here’s to the teachers, child care workers, social workers,

psychologists, nurses, and guidance counselors –

you care, often when no one else does.

Who cares for you when you need it?