Today, I got a nod.

I always lied to myself that the nod didn’t matter,

That a new age has taken over and the nod has become worthless.

Indeed

Lost all its bite, power, wealth,

Now weak, frail and lost

Sounds incoherent, not in touch and spent

But what is success without a nod?

Can the job be done without a nod?

There is a bond between the past and the present that lends credence to the future.

The nod makes the transition of meaning, fulfillment and passing on the torch

Success without the nod is like Julius Caesar without the homecoming

Today, I got the nod.

I never knew I needed it.

Now, I start the homecoming.

Goodbye Nod.

Your run was different from mine,

But in many ways my success is entirely yours.