Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ENDLESS BATTLE, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: There is no hope, and yet I keep on fighting Last Line: Something within me keeps me fighting on! Subject(s): Courage; Valor; Bravery | ||||||||
There is no hope, and yet I keep on fighting. There is no chance, and yet I fight the more. Fate's holocaust is loosed against me, blighting My dream of triumph that I held of yore; Sick am I, sick unto the very core Of heavy wrongs there is no way of righting. Yea, I am weary of the battle roar Beneath black skies no sun is ever lighting. I see no gleam of victory alluring, No chance of splendid booty or of gain; If I endure I must go on enduring And my reward for bearing painis pain; Yet, though the hope, the thrill, the zest are gone, Something within me keeps me fighting on! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNLESS IT WAS COURAGE by MARVIN BELL THE QUALITY OF COURAGE by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ON THE OREGON COAST; FOR WILLIAM STAFFORD by ROBERT BLY WORDS WITH WALLACE STEVENS by ROBERT BLY BUFFALO CLOUDS OVER THE MAESTRO HOON by NORMAN DUBIE A SONG OF COURAGE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE AUDACIOUS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON OH, THE WATER by DORIANNE LAUX |
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