Persevere

 

No ships could sail, if waves are what they fear.

No worries of defeat, for the ones who persevere.

The tiny ant carries the grain.

A hundred falls and it climbs again.

The falls after the climbs and the consequent pain

The confidence that its effort will not go in vain.

That faith ensures that it is amply clear.

No worries of defeat, for the ones who persevere.

For the evasive pearl, diving the ocean chill.

Returning empty handed, tests the divers will.

But prospect of success and victory's thrill

drowns voices of defeat in the heart that fill

Surfacing with a pearl, does finally bring cheer.

No worries of defeat, for the ones who persevere.

Failure is a challenge, proudly accept you must.

if effort that was missing, results will be dust.

Till you succeed, sleep you must not lust. 

No deserting life’s battlefield, in yourself you trust.

An untiring mind, relentless hard work, brings immense cheer.

No worries of defeat for the ones who persevere.

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Inspired by the poem written by Shri Sohan Lal Dwivedi. The way it came through is very interesting. Based on a short story that I had shared in a close user group on 6th April 2022, a friend posted the video in which this inspirational poem about Perseverance was recited by Mr Amitabh Bachhan in his unique baritone voice. I was motivated to forget the writer's block in me (of my writing short verses myself) and tried translating it in English. Obviously, it is not even a shadow of its original.