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Lori Jones McCaffery
Poems
Jun 2
CAUTIONS
There is no glory in just managing
And small reward for only trying.
Flags cannot be proudly planted
Only half way up the mountain.
Footprints must be left in concrete
Never in the sand of trends
Where tides of fancy wash across them
With only ripples left behind.
Hearts blood must be spilled on altars
Situated in the realm of wonder
Never on the mundane pathways
Always walked across by Rabble.
Raising up the tallest flagpole
Is a useless exercise
Unless the banner hung upon it
Imparts healing to the masses.
A follower is not the leader.
The helper never wins the crown.
The one who fires the starting gun
Is not the one who wins the race.
There is no gold in rocky caverns
That have all been dug before.
Diamonds can be manufactured
But their shine is not the same.
All thatβs left is conquering
Impediments that bar the way
To ribbons, crowns and accolades
That etch your name in history
ljm
On reading the last stanza, the author says....."AS IF !
Written by
Lori Jones McCaffery
F/Laughlin, Nevada
(F/Laughlin, Nevada)
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