Spinning Top - Winged Vehicle

Hear ye, hear ye: Listen to my timeless presentation If you'd like to conquer anger, irritation, or vexation. My name is Emerson, Ralph Waldo if you please, I founded Transcedentalism, creating a fresh breeze Which elevates and fortifies an individual's will and spirit, To withstand provocations intended expressly to smear it. The vehicle is simple, a child's plaything: A spinning top designed to give us a wing, To raise us above petty squabbles and strife, Bringing peace to the world, enriching life. The top has four sides, each with a letter, Symbolic of strategies to help us to better Withstand darts and arrow aimed by others at us As we keep our own counsel: Discuss---never cuss. Spin the top as fast as you can, Wait eagerly to see where it lands; If 'B' is face up, it means 'Breath:' So 'Take a Deep Breath;' Exhale -- Anger's died an angelic death! Spin you magic top again: If it lands on 'S,' Smile your widest smile, Grin your jolliest grin: Now there's no way at all for irritation to seep in! Once more twist your top; Watch it land on 'C.' 'Count to 100,' then wait and see: From vexation you'll flee; You'll feel only glee! The last side the top can land on is 'L.' 'L' stands for 'Loss' -- Compare it with 'Gain:' You Anger will only land you in Trouble again, Whereas Peace and Tranquility win the day, Providing adults much-needed opportunity for play. Now I know our tops are not cheap, They're priced pretty high; But what matters money When you soar to the sky? February 28, 2018