Friday, December 23, 2022

On Being Prepared

There be toils aplenty in this life

For which the wary may prepare.

Like when your Mom warned you

To be sure and wear clean underwear.

Like saving for that rainy day

When rations ferret short supply,

Or soldiers never questioning

Why they must keep their powder dry.

 

Paths grow feet,

And streams bend swift

To seek the seas of distant lands,

And Perseus must watchful be

With sturdy sword and shield in hand.

And every child of every child

Must listen to the zephyr winds

To learn the truth of nature’s call

And know the seeds where day begins.

 

Wouldst in twilight bold advance,

Or in the eyes of darkness stare

Without the prudence of a plan?

Without the forethought to prepare?

 

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