Consequently, a ‘poem of deeds’ depends on cadence—small, repeatable acts that accumulate into grace. Will Durant’s 1926 paraphrase of Aristotle reminds us that excellence is a habit, not an event. By setting micro-rituals—writing one note of gratitude, tending a shared space, finishing a modest task—we create meter and rhyme in time. The day then reads like verse: patterned, intentional, and open to surprise. [...]
