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...DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 6. SUNSET IN THE TROPICS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON LAMENT by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON THE ALLEY. AN IMITATION OF SPENSER by ALEXANDER POPE CREDO by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE FEMALE GOD by ISAAC ROSENBERG |