On this day :
1945 US flag raised on Iwo Jima, 1778 Friedrich von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, 1958 Formula One champ kidnapped, 1861 Lincoln arrives in Washington, 1955 First council meeting of SEATO, 1885 A remarkable reprieve for a man sent to the gallows, 1887 Earthquake strikes Mediterranean, 1954 Children receive first polio vaccine, 1981 Spanish rebels storm Parliament, 1997 Schindlers List shown uncut on network television, 1868 WEB DuBois is born, 1978 Its a tie for Song of the Year at the 20th annual Grammy Awards, 1940 Guthrie writes This Land is Your Land, 1861 Lincoln avoids assassination attempt, 1980 Eric Heiden speed skates into Olympic history, 1966 Desertion up in South Vietnamese army, 1971 South Vietnamese advance stalls, 1917 Germans begin withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, 1945 Marines raise the flag on Mt Suribachi,

Poems

To Go On.....

Average User Rating
Editor's Rating

The clock is ticking,

“Wipe the dust”,

Dawn is closing,

It’s time to run.

 

The mark you’ve to kiss-

Lies far away;

So run without a pause,

“Leave a mark on your way”.

 

But beware of some obstacles,

Some mighty challenges en route the mark;

Hurdle bars which might seem so weak,

But which virtually sets a peak so steep.

 

It’lll put you down-

To flounder in the low dust;

It’ll seem impossible to counter-

And’ll entice you to hopelessness.

 

But never give way to lose yourselves

Either to failure or inhibitions;

Just raise your head and analyse,

Edify yourselves and realize,

That duress of pressures can’t sublime-

True spirit, and the desire to conquer-

The peak of life’s ubiquitous driver-‘Hurdles’.

 

Courage and confidence are a sacrosanct,

Will and desire shall drive you forth.

                    ………………

“Resume my friend…”, the cheers rose,

From the stands of life’s support-

Parents, Friends, Relatives and Foes,

Never give in to feel that you’re dross.

Go on, run unabashed,

Breaking open your heart’s ulterior chambers-

To release dismal emotions.

 

The hurdle will then appear to you-

As a mere puddle,

Which you can cross effortlessly,

Like reading a didactic rhyme.

 

Remember, this is just one-

Of many yet to be encountered,

On your trail to the mark.

 

Never let yourself down,

At ‘puddles’ that emulate mighty hurdles,

It’s all your mind’s play.

Only courage and relentless dedication

Will usher you to go on.

To go on forever,

To go on……

 

User Rating
Rate Me !