THE PARAGON

          Cool, calm, collected and at best serene
          Nor ever anxious, angry, cruel or mean,
          He was a paragon of sanity,
          A model of advanced humanity
          Who learned by trial and error over years
          How to refine his mind and quell his fears,
          For fear is at the root of all distress,
          Tranquility the rule of our success.

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