PACE By ... Steve Lucky

                 PACE
          By ... Steve Lucky

When doing a chore or running a race,
One tries to keep a solid, steady pace.
Things timed to a rythmic beat
Are much easier to repeat.
Each small part adds to the whole
Bringing one closer to the goal.
People trying to do things too quickly
May soon tire or even become sickly.
Doing things at a rate too slow
Is not the way when ambitions are not low.
Setting a pace that is right
For one to keep going with maximum might
Comes with experience as one learns what to do
With different paces to see them through.
Eventually one discovers which pace is best
To put forth maximum energy and still get sufficient rest.
Keeping everything times to the pace one sets
Makes it more worthwhile to cling to whatever one gets.
Wrong things happen more when one looks too far ahead
So one should stick to the planned pace instead.

Copyright 2003, Steve Lucky