For much of history the best stories were poems. Poetry displayed skill, clarity of mind, and insight. Some even used it to show the distinction between classes and worlds. There are entire books of it in the Bible, largely ignored for its poetic value because we are reading in translation.
And so we have castigated it as a trite and angsty form, leaving it to die alongside our own shriveled hearts.
So we need to start at the beginning.
These are poems to train children to love poetry.
Stick to your task till it sticks to you;
Beginners are many, but finishers few.
Honor and power, place and praise,
Come, in time, to the one who stays.
Stick to your task till it sticks to you;
Bend at it, sweat at it, smile at it too;
Life’s victories come, after awhile,
out of the bend, the sweat, and the smile.
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I came across this one in a mom forum online and as much as it is moralizing, it is also catchy.
It is the sort of poem that does stick when learned.
I edited it, so the words fit the meter, but there were a couple variations any way.
If you wrote it or know who did, let me know, I won't apologize for swapping the last two lines, but I will give you credit at the top. .
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