Patience

A very rare virtue these days

Patience is…

What the predator employs
In waiting for its prey

And also what the pious employs
When waiting for what they pray

It’s a tool that cannot be held in hand
But is used by most every day

It’s one of the most useful things of Man
And can be used in so many ways

It cannot be stored, not kept, nor lent
Held in check, nor given away

It must be learned and is dearly earned
Should be exercised daily, one must say

It’s a blessing, an art, a virtue too
It’s rewarding, but takes a bit of skill

And if you don’t have it, don’t sweat it
Just have patience, and soon you will

Author's Note

be patient with me!!

Reviews

[Marie]

I don't know...some people never learn patience. If they can't have it right now they don't want it.

In the first stanza don't make "its" a conraction.

[David O Whalen (O Haolin in Celtic)]

Didn't I say "be patient with me?" You could've waited a couple more days before correcting me. Pushy, pushy, pushy! (seriously Marie, thanks for picking up on that. I would never have caught it!) Post in haste, repent at leisure.