The wait

Rarely is it advisable

to act under pressure

often that impulse

does not mean we must press on

if the moment is not yet ripe

everything may be ruined

and the outcome compromised

not for lack of will,

and so it becomes wise

to make good use of waiting

to hold oneself in check

to know how to delay

staying still as long as needed

the time required to discern

to understand when to move

when it's time to begin,

for knowing how to wait

is already to proceed well.

Giovanni Greco