Poem:

Initiative is as necessary as

        a bird that must rely

Upon its natural wings for it

           to take off and to fly.

A ship equipped with power to

             withstand the frightening gale

Would bear no earthly purpose if

                it ventures not to sail.

A forest would, indeed, decay if

                  it does not retain

Moisture from clouds that bring

                    growth-sustaining rain.

A poet would be sore-beguiled if

                      he or she would lose

Constant touch with his or her

                       trusted, loyal Muse.

So must we be but well-disposed

                         to venture as we live,

While we pursue objectives

                          through sheer initiative.