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Life Poems
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| Read inspiring life poems such as this one by Berton Braley entitled Opportunity. The world is full of opportunities, but it takes the discernment to perceive them, courage to undertake what needs to be done, and the patience to carry through on the opportunities that come our way. Doing so will change the whole aspect of the universe for us and bring positive achievement out of meaningless negation. |
Opportunity
by Berton Braley
With doubt and dismay you are smitten
You think there's no chance for you, son?
Why, the best books haven't been written
The best race hasn't been run,
The best score hasn't been made yet,
The best song hasn't been sung,
The best tune hasn't been played yet,
Cheer up, for the world is young!
No chance? Why the world is just eager
For things that you ought to create
Its store of true wealth is still meagre
Its needs are incessant and great,
It yearns for more power and beauty
More laughter and love and romance,
More loyalty, labor and duty,
No chance--why there's nothing but chance!
For the best verse hasn't been rhymed yet,
The best house hasn't been planned,
The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet,
The mightiest rivers aren't spanned,
Don't worry and fret, faint hearted,
The chances have just begun,
For the Best jobs haven't been started,
The Best work hasn't been done.
~Berton Braley (1882 - 1966)
Braley was a prolific writer and an American poet. He was born and raised in Wisconsin, his father being a judge who died when Berton was seven years old. At the age of 11, a small publication published a fairy tale written by Braley. He quit high school at the age of 16 to work at a plow plant as a factory hand, but he eventually returned to school and received his diploma. His verses were published in many magazines and during his lifetime, Braley published twenty books, with about half of them being poetry collections.
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