It takes... <br />More than gifts of talents. <br />It takes... <br />Getting up from a sitting down, <br />With intiative to face and embrace... <br />From a kick starting of motivation, <br />Wherever and however it is found. <br /> <br />And it may be affixed to a critic's lips. <br />Or someone who despises, <br />What is done and how one does it. <br />But it takes more than gifts of talents, <br />One is blessed to be bestowed with. <br />It takes heart that benefits, <br />One who has a willingness to forgive. <br /> <br />Although... <br />Not to be forgotten, <br />And practiced on a daily basis with a faith that's kept... <br />Is an asking of God while God conducts HIS business, <br />In a thankfulness to express and address with each step... <br />That God keeps HIS eyes on 'yours' as you do HIS will.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/more-than-gifts-of-talents/