Poems about Determination

Be encouraged by these poems about determination. May you find the verses inspiring.

Determination
Poet: Louise Mount

I will not let life conquer me,
I will above it rise.
And when the dark gloom round
I’ll glance into the skies.

I will not let the little things
Annoy me hour by hour:
I’ll turn away and look to see
His beauty in a flower.

I will not let this earthly house
Keep all my thoughts in clay.
My soul must always listen
To what the angels say.

I will not let myself forget
Some loveliness I see,
For surely I may carry it
Into eternity.

I will not let this little span
Mark a time of weeping;
A golden voice will whisper that
I am in His keeping.

So welcome, life, in soft white robe
Or in a scarlet dress,
Oh, play with me and baffle me;
I have my happiness.

How you react to the worst . . .
how you perform under withering fire . . .
your creativity under fire . . .
your ability to stay positive and enthusiastic under fire . . .
your ability to run over, under, or through massive roadblocks . . .
your ability to turn lemons to lemonade . . .
your relentlessness in the face of a withering flurry of punches in the face . . .
that is what will determine your level of success.
Wayne Allyn Root, The Power of Relentless

Determination
Poet: Hal Cochran

If you really decide you can clean up a task,
You can go right ahead, then, and do it.
‘Cause where is the fellow who falls down,
I ask, when he makes up his mind to go to it?

There are too many people, the whole world around,
Who spend most of their best time at fretting.
Instead of at labor, they’re generally found
Just thinkin ’bout where they are getting.

The man who comes walkin ahead of the crowd,
Is naturally known as the worker.
Of course he has reason to feel much more proud
Than the fellow who’s really a shirker.

The worry and wonder that most people
Do are things quite disast’rous you’ll find.
One key to success, that helps carry you through,
Is the strength to just make up your mind.