Arcana Lodge
    by Brother Phillip W. Weiss

Arcana Lodge,
a beautiful lodge indeed.
So noble, so fine,
so great and so free.

It began long ago,
a small acorn,
a seed almost unseen.

Then grew over
the years
into a tree
with many leaves.

It bore much
good fruit,
year in and year out.
A triumph of success,
so strong and so stout.

But with the passing
of years
came inevitable change
that even Arcana
would have to obey.

The change has occurred
and so far it is good.
Arcana is transformed,
its name still endures.

But no matter what happens,
Arcana will always be great.
It has its own history,
it has its own place.

Now it's time to move on,
time to leave this good room.
An era is ended,
farewell Doric Room.