I’m a tumble with purpose, a circle you make, one moment upright, the next head over heels for fun’s sake.

I sound like I might hold an airplane, but you'd be wrong. At best, I can hold a heavy jacket. I'm just not that strong.

There are those that seek me for a lifetime but we never meet And those who I kiss but trample me beneath ungrateful feet At times I seem to favor the clever and the fair But I bless all who are brave enough to dare

In the ...... space, I cupped my ear, Straining to ......, For anyone near.

You need it to sail If not you'll fail Not the mast, or the rig, or scull Without it, your chances are null