Failure

FAILURE You will fail You will fail as surely as you draw breath Failure is a part of physical being In physical history failure outweighs success It is many times to one man has failed yet The added plus to consciousness is that rare time he wins The win may be large or small But it does increase circumference of the ball Failure if goodly If Godly Sincere Shouldn’t carry shame unless one lets the sting of failure take him out of the game Persevere There is such grandeur in a win

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Barbara Cameron

Date: 12/7/2009 10:58:00 AM

once again you've touched a chord daver,I've had hills to climb, reach for the stars! barbara.

Donna Golden

Date: 6/19/2009 1:32:00 PM

Daver, this piece is so inspirational! It's going into my favorites because I truly agree with your philosophy here! Well done! Donna

Carrie Richards

Date: 6/18/2009 6:58:00 AM

Wow...so glad I didn't miss this! A life lesson is failure ... serving such a valuable purpose in teaching endurance, perserverance, stength and fortitude.....such a terrific message here !! Loved this subject, the attitude of this poem!! :)

James Marshall Goff

Date: 6/15/2009 4:15:00 AM

Daver, I know you have seen much!! thanks!! Jim

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

Date: 6/13/2009 4:18:00 AM

Thank you, Daver, for this poem. Focus on failure forever binds the freedom needed for success. Focus on success drives the inner-self to pleasant places and even greater success. Sometimes, it is necessary to re-think a few things. Thank you. Lovingly, Dane

Date: 6/12/2009 11:56:00 AM

So much truth to your words. The only failure is not in trying--there's always something be learned even if things don't work out as planned. I really like the creative format of this poem. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Karen

John Rhinem

Date: 6/12/2009 10:39:00 AM

...."Very Wonderful Write, By A Creative & Fabulous Poet!!!":):)~"My Love & Warmth Always To You & Your Loves, John!!"~"Have A Very Beautiful Day, Filled With Much Love!!!":):) Bye ~

John Rhinem

Date: 6/12/2009 10:37:00 AM

Ahh, words of philosophical wisdom; wrapped amid sincere encouragement and laced with love for Your fellow humanities kind!! Hello Daver~Haven't seen You in awhile and wanted to stop by, to see what kind of wonderful creation You have brought forth, as within such as this caring write here! I hope You have been doing wonderfully my friend, and that life has been treating "You" with all of the love that You are!!?:):)....Cont....

Corinne Curcio

Date: 6/12/2009 9:56:00 AM

Is there grandeur in a loss as well? Perhaps - Or else one just tells oneself that. As always, your work touches, whether emotions, or intellect - or both. I've been offline Daver - Still haven't gotten the home computer online. I shall I shall. I've been polishing up a couple of songs I wrote this past February in hopes one'll be considered for inclusion on a compilation CD. I've sold a number of my CD that came out in March - and in July I'll be doing a new songwriting challenge. C ya

Veronica Joseph

Date: 6/12/2009 8:54:00 AM

great poem - I preach failure to my children - without it how can they learn who they are and what they need? Every failure is a life lesson, a chance to learn.

Sajdah Al-Riyami

Date: 6/11/2009 5:14:00 AM

Failure=Learning from mistakes.Its not a bad thing.:)And you argue this well

Heidie Buys

Date: 6/10/2009 11:54:00 AM

I agree with Shar, this poem begs for philosophical discussion, preferably in front of a fire with a glass of old red wine and a friend or two. See what this poem does to one? Sure sign of a very good poem. Well done. Regards Heidie

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 6/10/2009 7:06:00 AM

You're so right about the need to persevere and not let our failures get us down, Daver. Sometimes it is hard to do this, but we fail ourselves when we don't put forth the effort. You inspire us to stay in "the game" with this very wise write! Love you, dear friend! Carolyn

Sharon Winter

Date: 6/10/2009 6:09:00 AM

I love the message in this excellent write. I do believe we learn something each time we fail, which actually makes it not a failure at all. I guess it is all how you look at it. I could go on (but I will spare you)...which is the sign of an awesome thought provoking write! Love, Shar

Gareth Stockwood

Date: 6/10/2009 5:35:00 AM

failure makes us try harder to succeed, excellent verse