Bright stars! Shine forth in all your excellence!
Feel deeply the moment and guard the memory,
Which moves a billion strangers with immense
Emotion, so proud that humans thus can be.
We look at you and see the hardships borne,
The injuries, the break and bitter fall;
And yet, all bounds and barriers are out-worn
And now you stand in triumph at it all.
Prometheans! Take the gods’ eternal fire!
Push on against the limits of our race,
And prove yourselves, and all of us inspire.
Such greatness forgetful time cannot erase,
For the child who sees you raise the flame today
Tomorrow will carry it further on its way.
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