A nation must think before it acts.
Alan Lux is a man about town
Not in a tux mind you, but with shirt out and head down
Lux is a thinker, actually an elegant one,
Offering insights when others have none
Lux rose to prominence not early, but late
When opportunity beckoned, he took the bait
FPRI valued his unique style
Lux won-over with guile and shy smile
Lux always supported scholars
Offering praise, never a holler
Lux had Mac and Granieri planting geopolitical seeds
Orbis became a must read, while Ron met conversational needs
Knowledge Lux knew, was for society-key
Seminars in Princeton, Mainline, Manhattan and Miami came to be
Research programs evolved—they covered the globe
Asia, Eurasia, Middle East, America/the West, National Security behold
Lux had a soft spot for civics and teachers
Pushing history institutes, research, interns and trips for seekers
He loved springtime brunches and fall dinners
He turned most, but not all, of his speaker hunches into winners
Now as he rises to President Emeritus
FPRI is still graced cause he remains one of us
Time for loved ones, but still reading digits and papers and taking calls,
To Lux all our good wishes—Shalom, Peace, Blessings all!