Rhyme without Reason

Strength and conviction are not an addiction

They’re gained through savvy and skill

Should you have both, there is a prediction

That you have mastered the art of free will

With overt benediction there is a predilection

Those ideas come without fanfare and frill

Thoughts with merit deserve utmost protection

The least of which may cost us goodwill

Ideas float around without known direction

To be sorted and advanced in a way we can fulfill

By giving them notice we hone to perfection

Their function we won’t let stand still

They play at their station without consternation

With steady precision and the lack of perilous thrill

Strength and conviction are now a collection

Of character-- after that it’s all downhill

© 3/27/07 Terry Sutherland

Sans Peur

Terry