<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://allpoetry.com/poem/15723997-What-qualities-make-a-successful-man.-by-Raidoc" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 26pt;">What qualities make a 'successful man'.</a><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(20, 24, 35);">What qualities make a ‘successful man’,<br>Is it the tambor of his voice,<br>Some lofty goals, a lifelong plan,<br>A steering hand, his knowing choice.<br><br>Can compassion play a part<br>Or is that interpreted as meekness;<br>Is it wrong to show a heart<br>Without labeling it as weakness?<br><br>Does strength need to be paraded<br>A steely front for all to see,<br>Is authority degraded<br>When others sometime don't agree?<br><br>An old proverb said as much:<br>"A wise man is one who listens"<br>Few have had the Midas touch<br>And those that did have breached divisions.<br><br>Three traits renown - the deadly cluster,<br>The very ones to spell out doom,<br>Bravado, Braggadocio and sheer Bluster,<br>For all they bring is downright gloom.<br><br>So where's the rulebook, that golden fleece<br>To show the way and light the path,<br>That font of knowledge and inner peace,<br>Assured success without the wrath?<br><br>Where it exists is inner strength,<br>A willingness to learn whilst teaching too,<br>Consistency and grace to any length,<br>Embracing all of us, not simply you</span></p></div><div><br></div><div>—————————————————</div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>