Takes dedication—
effort, time management,
and self-discipline (the unglamorous kind).
The payoff usually shows up as blisters,
a few bruises, and the occasional puncture wound.
Plus deep-knee bends, squats,
ducking under the prickly bushes.
The result is rewarding—
but limited to the growth hours left in this season.
Leadership
It seems
doesn’t ask for any of that.
Unless you count sleeplessness,
ranting in the wee hours,
collecting enemies (including faith leaders),
choosing a gift for the dictator’s
birthday party,
starting wars, grabbing oil,
suing the government, and cutting deals
which, for some, is apparently easy.
Go team.
No kneepads required.
Published by
C. S. De Dona
Author, Poet, Photographer, domestic violence survivor, and naturalized immigrant, Cornelia is currently an Arts and Letters member of The Southwest Florida Branch of The National League Of American Pen Women.
Cornelia lived in Kaneohe, Hawaii, for thirty-six years. Also, seven years in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. She now resides in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Her poems and photography are published in print, online, and in Rain Bird, a literary and art journal of the University of Hawaii's Windward Community College (2008-2013).
In 2013, Cornelia received Rain Bird's Kolokolea Poetry Prize for her poem, "Speaking French."
In 2016, her chapbook "Hawaiian Time," entered in the National League of American Pen Women's Vinnie Ream contest, was awarded third place in their inaugural multi-discipline category.
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