Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FACING THE WALL, by MRS. R. A. MEDLAM


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FACING THE WALL, by                    
First Line: I seem to be chasing a will-o-the-wisp
Last Line: A ladder over that wall.
Subject(s): Courage; Faith; Fights; Valor; Bravery; Belief; Creed


I seem to be chasing a will-o-the-wisp,
Though I try again and again,
Hope buoys me up and on faith I ride
To be rudely cast on realities' tide,
Or dashed head-on with a bleak stonewall
Where everything seems in vain.
Yet I guess it's better
To have fought and failed
Than never to have tried at all.
Oh, for the courage the faith to make
A ladder over that wall.





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