One Hundred Men

One hundred men aged 25

All with a glint in their eye

All wanting to be a success

So they thought they would give it a try

When they reached their 65th year

It became evidently clear

Only 5 men made it

Reached the grade

A few had jobs, and were being paid

The rest were living off the state

And asked the question why?

The five men looked back at them

And this was their reply

We had goals and inspiration

We had courage and determination

We used awareness, let our minds soar

We had faith, to get out of bed for

We never quit, and we never stopped

We never doubted, we reached the top

We had desire and did our best

We used all our skills and nothing less

And that's why we are, A GREAT SUCCESS!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Goff Avatar
November 7, 2009 at 10:29 AM
inspirational! Simone! well done! jimbo
Fraser Avatar
September 27, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Golly, i hope i am one of the five, kool piece >> James
Poet Avatar
September 21, 2009 at 12:59 AM
nice
Kendrick Avatar
September 20, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Nicely done, Rhyme expressing some reasons for success. Keep writing. Sara
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