The Earl of Weehawken

Learn from the lioness
who does not chase will nilly
gazelles all over Africa,
but waits instead the wobbly cow
to down and fillet it pretty

I know a cat in Weehawken
with a knack for timing Wall Street.
I ses to him; How do you do it?
He replies; I've incurred many a screw-up.

And with that, he does not say another word
After three minutes of vacuum between us,
I break the ice; So what are you saying, Earl?
He whispers as if betraying secrets of state:
"It takes a lot of soul searching to get it right."