Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KEEP A-PLUGGING AWAY, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: I've a humble little motto Last Line: Keep a-pluggin' away. Subject(s): Courage; Valor; Bravery | ||||||||
I'VE a humble little motto That is homely, though it 's true, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. It 's a thing when I 've an object That I always try to do, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. When you 've rising storms to quell, When opposing waters swell, It will never fail to tell, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. If the hills are high before And the paths are hard to climb, Keep a-pluggin' away. And remember that successes Come to him who bides his time, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. From the greatest to the least, None are from the rule released. Be thou toiler, poet, priest, Keep a-pluggin' away. Delve away beneath the surface, There is treasure farther down, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. Let the rain come down in torrents, Let the threat'ning heavens frown, Keep a-pluggin' away. When the clouds have rolled away, There will come a brighter day All your labor to repay, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. There 'll be lots of sneers to swallow, There 'll be lots of pain to bear, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. If you 've got your eye on heaven, Some bright day you 'll wake up there, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. Perseverance still is king; Time its sure reward will bring; Work and wait unwearying, -- Keep a-pluggin' away. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNLESS IT WAS COURAGE by MARVIN BELL THE QUALITY OF COURAGE by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ON THE OREGON COAST; FOR WILLIAM STAFFORD by ROBERT BLY WORDS WITH WALLACE STEVENS by ROBERT BLY BUFFALO CLOUDS OVER THE MAESTRO HOON by NORMAN DUBIE A SONG OF COURAGE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE AUDACIOUS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON OH, THE WATER by DORIANNE LAUX A BANJO SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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