As you set out intentionally
know fortune happens gradually,
and then all at once.
Like giving up.
The masters of their time
are also masters of heart –
For when it is relaxed
Vitality!
The purest, the softest, the toughest
are weaved together seamlessly.
Leaders maintain standards
while giving grace.
As Plato had Socrates,
Kareem had Wooden,
and Didion favored Hemingway.
The road ahead too uncertain
for a soul straight-jacked by ego.
Seek we must,
Learn we ought,
an adventurer’s weapon: a guide.
When the role is modeled
with ears unlocked
worry gives way to freedom.
To gaze upon, to open up,
young Spring rises from wise Fall.
The truth lies in a nation,
imagined.
Perceived vividly as to be felt,
an intuitive gut signs each agreement.
When on one’s mind
and written out alike…
loving waves of an ocean,
stoic stillness of a pond,
composure of a creek,
with certainty it comes to pass.
Calmness then confidence.
Is it attracted or is it chased?
Board the plane of imagery;
clear skies lie inside.
Good if thought,
Better when repeated,
Best once believed.
A vision is vague only if
chosen against a will.
The vibrant and transparent promise
produces a pleasant price to pay.
To lose what matters in distress
derives from a heart’s calling unanswered.
To win without a care
follows deep work within.
Surefooted dreamers deserve it all
when there are standards and there is grace.