True Joy's Secrete

Who always wins
  never knows defeat
tastes not true joy
  nor its secrete

Who often falls
  before rising
triumph's sweeter
  for the agonizing
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Bounds Avatar
September 29, 2020 at 4:04 PM
I'm thinking this might be the heart...but maybe it's just my thinking,loved it tho happy day
Wolf Avatar
September 29, 2020 at 6:37 PM
Could be the heart; never looked at it that way. Thanks, Doris. :) gw
Fowler Avatar
September 29, 2020 at 1:14 PM
I can relate to this gw...the 'everybody wins' attitude that is expressed these days is a disservice to our grandchildren. At least IMHO. Well done! laf
Wolf Avatar
September 29, 2020 at 6:36 PM
I agree with you wholeheartedly, Linda. Kids crave and deserve real competition, not sugar-coated praise. 'Everybody wins' translates to 'Nobody wins.' Thanks for the support. :) gw
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September 29, 2020 at 11:40 AM
Yes, spring is more colorful after a long bleak winter!
Wolf Avatar
September 29, 2020 at 6:31 PM
Sure enough. Thanks, Michelle. :) gw
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September 29, 2020 at 7:53 AM
Gershon, Nice to find this poem in the midst of these pandemic times. The cycle continues in time ad infinitum. -Richard
Wolf Avatar
September 29, 2020 at 6:30 PM
Thanks for finding it and leaving such a nice comment, Richard. Best wishes, Gershon
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