Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BE HOPEFUL, by FRANCIS STRICKLAND


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BE HOPEFUL, by                    
First Line: Be hopeful, friend, when clouds are dark
Last Line: Press on, for victory's ahead. Be hopeful, friend, and win it.
Subject(s): Hope; Optimism


Be hopeful, friend, when clouds are dark and days are gloomy, dreary,
Be hopeful even when the heart is sick and sad and weary.
Be hopeful when it seems your plans are all opposed and thwarted;
Go not upon life's battlefield despondent and fainthearted.
And, friends, be hopeful of yourself. Do bygone follies haunt you?
Forget them and begin afresh. And let no hindrance daunt you.
Though unimportant your career may seem as you begin it,
Press on, for victory's ahead. Be hopeful, friend, and win it.





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