Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE QUITTER, by ANONYMOUS First Line: It ain't the failures he may meet Last Line: You've got to quit your quittin' ! Subject(s): Doubt;failure; Skepticism | ||||||||
It ain't the failures he may meet That keeps a man from winnin', It's the discouragement complete That blocks a new beginnin'; You want to quit your habits bad; And, when the shadows flittin' Make life seem worthless an' sad, You want to quit your quittin'! You want to quit a-layin' down An' sayin hope is over, Because the fields are bare an' brown Where once we lived in clover. When jolted from the water-cart, It's painful to be hittin' The earth; but make another start. Cheer up, an' quit your quittin'! Although the game seems rather stiff, Don't be a doleful doubter; There's always one more innin' if You're not a down-and-outer. But fortune's pretty sure to flee From folks content with sittin' Around an' sayin' life's N. G. -- You've got to quit your quittin'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BIRTH-DUES by ROBINSON JEFFERS SECOND NOETIC HYMN by ROBERT KELLY WALLACE STEVENS' LETTERS by ROBERT BLY IT COULDN'T BE DONE by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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