First Steps

The grandest epic starts with Only one word at a time. You must tread on that first step If stairway you would climb. Foremost notes don’t make a song But surely must be played Before a firm foundation For the musical is laid. Don’t leap to a conclusion Without initial clue. You must have a beginning For an ending to ensue. There never was a scholar Without the one who taught, And there must be a problem For answer to be sought. In life there are no shortcuts For reaching final goal. To travel that big highway You first must pay the toll. No master of his craft will claim, There’s no need to prepare. That first step must be taken Life’s grand rewards to share.. By: Joyce Johnson won no. 7 in contest