A mind's to hold a gorgeous song
while mired in sickly muzak.
As long-distance birds must do
angling for the uplifting spirit.

Expectation is not more than
a further mile through muck;
continuous spattering that
begins a burial early.

But experience is more than
more of the same. Patient study
transforms the student. Don't expect
a crumbling likeness to endure.

Who has the melody by heart?
Whose beauty shines as the soul soars!