Success Is Not Progress

Success is not same as Progress
though the two may seem express
for while Success may vary
Progress is ever steady.
And while Progress may be undeserving
Success springs from meticulous scheming;
though circumstance may each forestall,
Time and chance happen to them all.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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