Consumption And Gumption Poem by John Sensele

Peaks of low ebb stretch your mettle
Peaks of low ebb demand far more from your reserves
Drawing on fuel from your vessel
To measure and weigh your nerves.

Peaks of low ebb supply opportunities to gauge
Your preparedness to tackle any eventuality
That arises in colours blue or beige
To tackle hurdles or buckle under absurdity.

Peaks of low ebb paint true colours
An individual can assume
Given circumstances in which dollars
For commerce purposes which the global firms subsume.

Peaks of low ebb resemble a pudding's taste
Which brings out flavours upon consumption
Not upon assumption or observation in haste
When senses and tenses converge on gumption.