The only true way to tell a martial arts
master
is if they can appreciate the beauty
of a simple stump.
Don't be mistaken. There is a great
and honest magnificence
in their foreshortened form.
Their roost ride the
diametrics of acceptance and apathy
So you don't have to.
Who else would do that for you?
Hard friends are good to find.

A stump will always be there for you
to sit on
and contemplate your woeful life.
So priceless, yet undervalued.