Don't Quit Part 9
IO Storm
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 18,436
Don't Quit Poem
by anonymous
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
by anonymous
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
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Originally Posted by Surlyredhead 
Not quitting today, that is the best I can do right now.....but really, that is the single most important thing.
Cathy
Cathy
hey IO....thanks for the pome.
IO Storm
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 18,436
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Yep..that part really gets to me...
It reminds me of the many times I relapsed because of the D's..
Depression
Discourage
Desire..(lack of acceptance and gratitude)
Defeat (I tried to fight but King Alcohol always won out)
I didn't know how close I was to a crown..and left 5 minutes before the miracle.
Love,
And never give up!
IO
How close he was to the golden crown.
Yep..that part really gets to me...
It reminds me of the many times I relapsed because of the D's..
Depression
Discourage
Desire..(lack of acceptance and gratitude)
Defeat (I tried to fight but King Alcohol always won out)
I didn't know how close I was to a crown..and left 5 minutes before the miracle.
Love,
And never give up!
IO
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