Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift; Shun not the struggle -- face it; 'tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not, "The days are evil. Who's to blame?" And fold the hands and acquiesce -- oh shame! Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God's name. Be strong! It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong, How hard the battle goes, the day how long; Faint not -- fight on! To-morrow comes the song. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EVENING SONG OF THE THOUGHTFUL CHILD by KATHERINE MANSFIELD SONG: SO OFTEN, SO LONG I HAVE THOUGHT by HAYDEN CARRUTH ISAIAH, JEREMIAH, EXEKIEL, DANIEL by MARIANNE MOORE CALIFORNIA CITY LANDSCAPE by CARL SANDBURG PRAYER FOR COURAGE by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE GARDEN OF LOVE, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE SONNET: INSCRIPTION FOR A PORTRAIT OF DANTE by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO |