Genius Is One Percent Inspiration And Ninety-Nine Percent Perspiration Poem by DM W

That Pop Art Legend, Andy Warhol, once remarked,
To Lou Reed, that the most important thing is work.
O it doesn't matter a damn, how heaven sent,
Your gifts and talents are. You must make a commitment
To work hard at your craft, or all your 'noble' dreams
Will be lost forever, within Time's fleeting streams.
Beethoven and Mozart spent long hours perfecting
Their music. They set their sights on the sublime things
Of ultimate concern. In these times, laziness
Tends to prevail. Any crude idol can be blessed.
We continually lavish undeserving praise,
On those who offer meagre light to mundane days.
No doubt, Warhol would have smirked at this, as he proclaimed,
That everyone would have their fifteen minutes of fame!