A poem by Clinton Howell

When things go wrong as they sometimes will

     When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill

 When the funds are low and the debts are high

     And you want to smile, but you have to sigh

When care is pressing you down a bit

     Rest if you must, but just don’t quit

Life is queer with its twist and turns

     As every one of us sometimes learns

And many a failure turns about

     When he might have won, had he stuck it out

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow

     You may succeed with another blow

Success is failure turned inside out

     The silver tint of the clouds of doubt

And you never can tell how close you are

     It may be near when it seems so far

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit

     It’s when things seem worst, that you must not quit.

• Inspirational