Black Swan Event Poem by Barry Middleton

some called black swans a myth
they said all swans are white

others would not end the quest
without a gallant fight

a few are born to search for truth
blind to common belief

enduring every hardship
surrounded by their grief

heedless what the world may claim
they climb the highest peak

they cross the stormy breadth of sea
for secrets they must seek

the rare improbability
the precious hidden prize

that some had sworn impossible
or just some wild surmise