Resolve
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
Build on resolve, and not upon regret,
The structure of thy future. Do not grope
Among the shadows of old sins, but let
Thine own soul’s light shine on the path of hope
And dissipate the darkness. Waste no tears
Upon the blotted record of lost years,
But turn the leaf, and smile, oh! smile, to see
The fair white pages that remain for thee.
Prate not of thy repentance. But believe
The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
That which the unpreaching spirit can achieve,
The grand and all creative forces know;
They will assist and strengthen as the light
Lifts up the acorn to the oak-tree’s height.
Thou hast but to resolve, and lo! God’s whole
Great universe shall fortify thy soul.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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Scheme | ABABCCDD EFEFGGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 700 |
Words | 128 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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