Fortune

if I can stretch 

my legs on the chair 

and talk of the best 

port cities for sailors to walk 

in pursuit of pleasure 

it is not because 

of my intelligence or wit 

or because I have 

paid for friendship

it is a blessing 

that rains from the 

arch of the overhead

lucky for us that

it is impossible to 

deserve our good fortune 

or to earn our gifts