Persistence

Stubb knew now what was coming, but be it what it will...

foul-ups, fails, flops,

debacles, disasters, malaprops

Great White Whales

he went at it smiling.

Perfecting the incandescent lamp,

Edison's resolve was iconic

I am a successful failure

Writing for me is ironic.

Pleasing no one with consistence,

smiling at least sometimes

I quit a poem about persistence,

making ridiculous rhymes.

So... break a dish, laugh out loud

make a wish, dance around

dip and bob, celebrate a lousy job.