Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OPPORTUNITY, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: With doubt and dismay you are smitten Last Line: The best work hasn't been done. Subject(s): Opportunity | ||||||||
With doubt and dismay you are smitten, You think there's no chance for you, son? Why, the best books haven't been written, The best race hasn't been run, The best score hasn't been made yet, The best song hasn't been sung, The best tune hasn't been played yet, Cheer, up, for the world is young! No chance? Why, the world is just eager For things that you ought to create; Its store of true wealth is still meager, Its needs are incessant and great, It yearns for more power and beauty, More laughter and love and romance, More loyalty, labor and duty, No chancewhy, there's nothing but chance! For the best verse hasn't been rhymed yet, The best house hasn't been planned, The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet, The mightiest rivers aren't spanned. Don't worry and fret, faint-hearted, The chances have just begun, For the Best jobs haven't been started, The Best work hasn't been done. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OPPORTUNITY by JOHN JAMES INGALLS OPPORTUNITY by NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI OPPORTUNITY by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL DIS ALITER VISUM; OR, LE BYRON DE NOS JOURS by ROBERT BROWNING THE GOLDEN TEXT by GEORGE FREDERICK CAMERON WITHIN MY REACH! by EMILY DICKINSON |
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