Encouragement Poems

From Within

There's no defeat in life

Save from within,

Unless you're beaten there

You're bound to win!

Author Unknown

Erasers

Erasers are the nicest things!

Of that there is no doubt.

We write wrong words. A few quick swipes -

And big mistakes fade out.

And you will find erasers,

Of a very different kind,

Extremely helpful, if you will try

To bear these facts in mind:

When you bump someone in a crowd,

And almost knock her down,

A soft "I'm sorry!" may bring smiles

And rub out that old frown.

Apologies, invariably,

Obliterate mistakes;

And three small words, "I love you!"

Can erase the worst heartaches.

Author Unknown

Defeat

No one is beat till he quits,

No one is through till he stops,

No matter how hard Failure hits,

No matter how often he drops,

 A fellow's not down till he lies

In the dust and refuses to rise.

Fate can slam him and bang him around,

And batter his frame till he's sore,

But she never can say that he's downed

While he bobs up serenely for more.

A fellow's not dead till he dies,

Nor beat till no longer he tries.

Edgar Guest