Take Note (Take Two)

TAKE NOTE

We are the grit
That mars the paint
Or makes the pearl.

"Fiery dust,"
Lord Byron wrote,
Illustrious, notorious,
Untrammeled by our common clay,
And utterly undismayed.

Be equally furious,
Be equally industrious:
Take full note --
And write.

MD

Just revised: 12/18/15.