Although her father said the world consists
of followers and leaders, what’s revealed
in time is that another sort exists:
the neither. Self-employment’s course appealed.
She set a shingle out and plied her way,
and used her brain and diligence enough
to earn for a small group sufficient pay,
and granting latitude was nothing tough.

Besides herself, providing means to eat
for half a dozen others, she arrived
in 40 years at leisure’s windowed door.
And lately she’s considering a meet
donation to aid one who’s largely thrived
already, but deserves a bigger oar.