Whispers Of Greatness Poem by Panagiota Romios

Great people have one desirable quality~ humility.
You won't find them looking
to be 'top dog'.
They are already accomplished,
and know just that.


They do not run panting feverishly to be ahead of the pack.
Somehow the winds of the seas,
are the sails at their backs!
I've noticed how they move so
effortlessly!


Whether it was Bucky Fuller or
The late 16th Karmapa of the Tibet!
Or the late John Denver, or the
famed, late Brazilian, guitarist, .
Bola Sete!
When I met them, all had that one
ineffable quality
...humility.
Plus a love for all of humanity
emblazoned on their chests!


It's the insignificant, boastful others!
Jabbering or writing endlessly...
to gain a stand on life's soapbox.
And the worst, those who demand
our adulation.


How ridiculous these mice look!
Next to men of accomplishment.
May I always measure any of
my minuscule successes, to men
or women free of false pride.

As one of my highly accomplished
comedian friends, surprisingly said
to me:
"None of my success is my doing!
It's all due to the man upstairs! "


       October 3,2019