We Carry On
We Carry On
We all know
Life isn’t easy,
Some days still
Others are breezy.
There’re often hurdles
In our way.
Put things off
For another day.
Sometimes we laugh,
Sometimes we cry.
Now we live,
Later we die.
Take the knocks,
Shrug them off.
Don’t give up,
That’s too soft.
Love your family
And your friends.
Help your neighbour,
Buck the trends.
Don’t just rest
Upon your laurels.
Be a fish
Among the coral.
Take the lead,
Don’t blindly follow.
You must chew
Before you swallow.
Make your bed
After you rise.
Tell the truth,
Forget the lies.
We carry on
Day after day,
Poets and writers,
No better way.
The Creative Exiles
Stood the test,
Make writing here
Your worthy quest.
by John Hansen © 2019
Longtime poet but not in the traditional technical sense. I enjoy rhyme but like to experiment and dabble in many different forms and maybe even make up some of my own. There is always a message or lesson I want to promote through my writing, for that reason, my poetry generally shies away from the abstract and obscure.
Now I find myself branching out and experimenting with short fiction, and thoroughly enjoying this, especially flash fiction.
I have been fortunate to have two poems made into songs and recorded. The first "On the Road to Kingdom Come" by Al Wordlaw, and the second, "If I Could Write a Love Poem" by award-winning Israeli/British singer Tally Koren.
My services increasingly in demand as a freelance writer and I have ghost-written the text for a number of children's books and educational tutorials.
It has taken me many years of searching and restlessness to realise that my life's passion is to write. It saddens me that I wasted so many years not devoting to that, but thinking positively, the experiences gained over those years are now wonderful material for my stories and poems.
I want to try to bring a new focus on poetry and try to make it appealing to a new generation of young people and those who thought they never liked or understood it before.
Now I find myself branching out and experimenting with short fiction, and thoroughly enjoying this, especially flash fiction.
I have been fortunate to have two poems made into songs and recorded. The first "On the Road to Kingdom Come" by Al Wordlaw, and the second, "If I Could Write a Love Poem" by award-winning Israeli/British singer Tally Koren.
My services increasingly in demand as a freelance writer and I have ghost-written the text for a number of children's books and educational tutorials.
It has taken me many years of searching and restlessness to realise that my life's passion is to write. It saddens me that I wasted so many years not devoting to that, but thinking positively, the experiences gained over those years are now wonderful material for my stories and poems.
I want to try to bring a new focus on poetry and try to make it appealing to a new generation of young people and those who thought they never liked or understood it before.
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Awesome and inspirational poem, John. It reads fast, smooth, and lively. I love it – love the images, too. Take care.
PS: One of our favorite sayings over here is “Keep on truckin’), which means the same as “Carry on.”
Thank you, Phyllis. Yes, “keep on truckin’.” I like it.
Hi John , As Phyllis said “Keep On Truckin ” which was our graduating class song in 1972 !
Nice writing !
Thank you John for your inspiration and Ed I used to sing that song in my head on forced road marches when I was in the Army. Jamie
Keep truckin!! Absolutely. I love the participation level on this site nowadays. Hopefully it stays at this level. As for your poetry, it was quick, crisp, and right on point. Very nicely done, good message, thoroughly enjoyed.
Thanks, Paul, I tried to keep it quick with only three words to a line. I appreciate everyone who is putting in more effort to post and comment. It’s great to see.
Yes sir, having trucked in my past for 10 years over the US and Canadian terrain, I certainly knew what it was like to “keep on truckin” I played enough of those tunes in my rig to keep me spirited for sure. Nicely penned John, indeed we need to all plunge ahead and never give up. Just like the mighty tortoise you pictured here, they may be slow, but they never give up their quest.
Well said, Vincent. Slow and steady wins the race. Just persist.
Wonderful and inspirational. Carry on we must there is no turning back.
That is exactly right, Rasma. Let’s keep forging ahead. Thanks for reading and commenting.