Poem
Never Too Late: Poem by Longfellow
“It is too late! Ah, nothing is too late— Cato learned Greek at eighty; Sophocles Wrote his grand “Oedipus,” and Simonides Bore off the prize of verse from his compeers When each had numbered more than fourscore years; And Theophrastus, at fourscore and ten, Had begun his “Characters of Men.” Chaucer, at Woodstock, with his […]
The Easy Roads Are Crowded
The Few The easy roads are crowded, And the level roads are jammed; The pleasant little rivers With the drifting folks are crammed. But off yonder where it’s rocky, Where you get a better view, You will find the ranks are thinning And the travelers are few. Where the going’s smooth and pleasant You will […]
You Can Win If You Feel It
How Do You Tackle Your Work, by Edgar Guest How do you tackle your work each day? Are you scared of the job you find? Do you grapple the task that comes your way With a confident, easy mind? Do you stand right up to the work ahead Or fearfully pause to view it? Do […]
The Ways
“To every man there openeth A way, and ways, and a way. And the high soul climbs the high way, And the low soul gropes the low: And in between, on the misty flats, The rest drift to and fro. But to every man there openeth A high way and a low, And every man […]
Twas A Sheep Not A Lamb That Strayed Away
‘Twas a sheep not a lamb that went astray In the parable Jesus told. ‘Twas a grown sheep that wandered away From the ninety and nine in the fold. And out on the hilltop, and out in the cold, ‘Twas a sheep the Good Shepherd sought. Back to the fold and back to the flock, […]
What Kind of a Chap Are You?
What Kind of a Chap Are You? Are you one of the chaps who can take his raps And still not hit the floor; Who’ll stick by the gun till his task is done And then look ’round for more? Do you grin at your work or sulk and shirk When the job seems hard […]
Leadership By Example
Leadership By Example The eye’s a better student and more willing than the ear. Fine counsel is confusing, but example’s always clear, And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds, For to see the good in action is what everybody needs. I can soon learn how you do it […]
Life Poem
Life is a gift to be used every day, Not to be smothered and hidden away; It isn’t a thing to be stored in the chest Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best; It isn’t a joy to be sipped now and then, And promptly put back in a dark place again. Life […]