To: sionnsar
"A nice upbeat one called "The New Job" (or something like that) ..."
The New Job
The curse of the Peter Principle,
Is that you rise too far,
Your meteoric path just marks,
The scene of a shooting star.
The burnout comes real quickly then,
And suddenly its splat,
Your hopes and aspirations,
Your dreams have fallen flat.
Thats how it is for most of us,
Whose rise has topped the chart,
But some there are who need not fear,
This fate upon their part.
So modest when you meet them,
So capable and bright,
Its hard to see how anything,
Could be beyond their might.
With quiet understanding,
Intensity and joy,
When given challenges, they excel,
Each day begins, Oh boy!
They just keep moving upward,
With placid, stolid strides,
Excelling, with aplomb, you see,
And something else besides.
Just like a king or emperor,
They often speak of we,
In challenges theyve met alone,
Theyve had some company.
Sometimes they even speak as though,
Someone is at their side,
Someone to look up to,
And to speak at eventide.
We thank You for the gifts You sent,
He said, though quite alone.
And for the talent You have lent,
We struggle to atone.
NicknamedBob . . . . October 12, 2007
Ask, ...
797 posted on
10/12/2007 6:42:29 PM PDT by
NicknamedBob
("The enemy of my enemy is an anemone." -- Nemo, and Nemo's father.)
To: NicknamedBob
LOL, excellent! Funny you led off with the Peter Principle, because that was a worry -- I was taking the job I was already doing, formalizing it, and pushing it just a bit higher.
Thank you!
804 posted on
10/13/2007 8:24:25 AM PDT by
sionnsar
(trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: LibreOuMort
805 posted on
10/13/2007 8:25:31 AM PDT by
sionnsar
(trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: NicknamedBob
Now linked from my profile. Thank you again!
806 posted on
10/13/2007 8:30:07 AM PDT by
sionnsar
(trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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