Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Invitcus

Lately I've been feeling nostalgic and thinking of days long gone. Whenever I do this, I remember my favorite poems.

One such poem is Invictus by William Ernest Henley. It speaks of overcoming the odds and remaining true to yourself. I find it encouraging whenever I'm in a challenging situation. Perhaps it will speak to you as well.

Invictus

OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

1 comment:

Bsweet12000 said...

Great Poem, very encouraging.

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