Keep On Keeping On

You may rest awhile if the trek be tough, Grab a breath when the terrain is rough; Let the oars have some respite, And the rower fresh viands bite. But the going must anon continue, For time tells motions of the brave (According to lores heavens gave) , Shall all forever subdue the earth; And man's toil shall win him mirth. Pull your ear from naysayers' sigh That affirms that man forever can't; Keep the company of them that try; Dwell in the fold of champs of hope. Remember it's no crime to slip a cry If bristles of fate spanner your heart; Allow a tear if straining be too much, But through all remember this part: You must ever keep on keeping on! Nothing has ever successfully stood In the bold path of a determined man, Who keeps walking despite the mood. The world lacks case of one who tried, And was the object of his zeal denied! Give ear all that hear the spoken word, For none like this has ever been heard - The esoteric code that rules the world: That you'll have to keep on keeping on!