Answer the Call

Mercury

My Gemini feet

gave me thrust

and I leapt to the

grand chandelier

in the center of the ballroom.

All the guests gasped,

and one-by-one

I flicked out

the bulbs with

the glass falling

to the floor,

and all the children

gleefully crunched

out the fragments

stamping with their shoes.

I swung like Tarzan

in the darkened room,

then took off for

Cambodia, my wings

showing only slightly.

People never noticed

I never returned.

To Ponder

1. Have you made your appearance? Have you strut your

stuff?

2. When you think about it, it’s amazing how many of us go

through life with our candle under the bushel.

3. What do you do in the meeting when an issue comes up

and all eyes turn to you?

4. Think about that time when you couldn’t duck from the

call and delivered beautifully. Realize how often you think about it.

5. Wouldn’t you like to be the one with winged feet, at least

now and then? Admit it, it would be fun. It would be like being a kid again.

6. There are people around who would delight in your

shining. Some truly counting on you.

7. Do it, then retreat to the wings knowing you made good

with your gifts, you did your job.

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