Pyrrhic Victory
Only 40 degrees out
Not that cold
No need for gloves
A short walk
Fingers ache to the bone
Wear gloves
spare the pain
Or win a Pyrrhic victory
against the charging armies
of old age
Time enough to surrender
meanwhile guard the fort
glove free.
Published by Philip Theibert
Philip Theibert is available for writing jobs and can be found at www.writingcoachnow.com. His latest book, The Most Creative, Escape the Ordinary, Excel at Public Speaking Ever , will be out in Fall 2012.... View profile
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