PROPER WORK ETHIC

was born into work,
and work I surely did.
from young life forward;
never stopping.

with a good work ethic
instilled in a young life,
that youngster will never
stop working.

even retirement
will not stop working.
and nothing burns us more
than useless so-and-so's 

happily living of the system,
that we workers worked
so hard keeping afloat.

cannot rush art.
art must have time to simmer.
true artists know this,
producing such fine art.

having drawn conclusions
fact west to south;
but conclusions, regardless,
will stand facing front
to back, with no regard of

jet stream flowing to and fro.
only a fool would test a
conclusions's resolve in
delicate matters such as these.

a cold and windy January
day with snow moving in;
enticing one to their bed
for a long winter's nap.

lives hang in the balance
of all we conceive 
of paths we have tread upon
of all we have become

there is immense satisfaction 
looking back on it all
knowing one has done
the very best one could do