ROD

Rod is a spiritual sort —
Deep transcender, by every report
And along with that bliss
There also is this:
Rod has a deep passion for sport

He knows all the teams, all the stats
The standings, the scores, the at-bats
The players, the trades,
The stars’ escapades
On the fields, the courts, and the mats

Sweet Sixteen — Rod’s in bliss! . . . Elite Eight . . .
Final Four — and ah, life is so great!

The semi’s, the final
Bliss beams up the spinal . . .

Then baseball takes over the slate!

He’s a sportsman himself, to his core
Just look at him out on the floor —

He’s a wonder to see
At the top of the key

As he drives down the lane for the score

He’s truly a marvel to see
As he steals the ball and breaks free —

The stadium roaring
The crowd all adoring

As he hits the long jumper for three

A Silicon Valley career
In sales, with Rod in high gear —

Rod rose aloft —
Then a thought came, quite soft . . .

And Rod and his family moved here

As a teacher, he ranks Number One
As a scholar, he’s second to none

As a leader, world class —
In all, unsurpassed —

In each of his roles he’s Top Gun

Rod puts up points on the board
He always strikes just the right chord

With Rod on our team
The team is a dream

We’re thrilled at the star that we’ve scored

He’s balanced, he’s rational, reasonable
His sunniness always is seasonable

He’s firm when it’s applicable
But always unflapplicable —

Truly, the man is Rod Easonable

Now VP of everything, almost
Enrollment is now his goalpost

Getting students, retaining them,
Nourishing, sustaining them —

All success to him in this new post

On his birthday we give him a nod
We’re not going to claim that he’s God —

But he know what he is
And the brilliance that’s his —

As so: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROD

April 30, 2017