A POEM A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR 'AT BAY'--
WORKS BETTER THAN AN APPLE-- OR SO THEY SAY--
FOR APPLES ARE SWEET-- AND SWEETS LEAD TO FAT--
NOW, THAT IS ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT THAT...

THE THING ABOUT WRITING A LITTLE EACH DAY-- IS...
IT BENDS YOUR MIND IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY--
YOU AREN'T FOLLOWING THE 'DOW'-- OR EVEN THE "TAO"--
NO NEED TO RAGE AT SOME 'SACRED COW'...

OF COURSE, ALL COWS ARE SACRED-- AND ANTS AND AUNTS, TOO--
AND BEARS AND BULLS-- IF THAT'S NOT TOO 'DOW'-LIKE FOR YOU:
EACH MOMENT, EACH DAY IS A 'BRAND NEW SIGHT'--
THOUGH YOU'RE DREAMING IN DAYTIME AND WAKING AT NIGHT...

FOR IT HAS ALL BEEN THOUGHT BEFORE--
AND, IT HAS ALL BEEN SAID BEFORE--
AND THE 'GENIUS' OF THIS DAY WILL BE 'FOLLY' BEFORE THE MORROW;
STILL, LIVING IS TOO PRECIOUS TO BE SPENT IN REGRET OR SORROW...

--Chuck Despres