short & bittersweet XVII

while all the world be shouting:
"now stop and quit, abstain!"
hope in my ear be whispering:
"stand up and try again..."

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Published on Monday, February 20, 2012. Filed under: "Structured" and "Poetry"

An old saying with just a rhyme thrown in...

Comments on "short & bittersweet XVII"

On Thursday, December 27, 2018, carlosjackal (3016) wrote:

An uplifting and wonderful gem of a piece. Congrats on POTD!
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, King_Crazy_Dave (45) wrote:

If you cant eat the punches you're already dead.
On Friday, May 4, 2012, Undertaker (32) wrote:

never give up, no matter who is shouting! keep that hope, strive and push. Good write my friend
On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, dwells (4284) wrote:

Most appreciative of the hopeful message, thanks and so well done.
On Monday, February 20, 2012, Aunty Depressant (434) wrote:

Sometimes one just has to say FTW! Nice to see you post again. Miss chatting with you.
A former member wrote: A nice well written maxim with layers of truth! Epic!
A former member wrote: Wow.... This says so much... and it's only four lines long... I loved it. Kinda reminds me of something I did once.