Sarah Potter (sarahpotterwrites) guided me to this poem after reading my post yesterday (“They will tell you that you can’t get it done…). She stated that she had this Edgar Guest poem pinned to her wall next to her desk. Thank you for sharing Sarah. Love it.
Edgar Guest (1881-1959) wrote this poem in 1938. He was a journalist, poet and author for the Detroit Free Press where he started as a copyboy and worked his way up to a become a popular national syndicated columnist in 300 papers with his column “Breakfast Table Chat.”
Source: Poetry Foundation
Love the message, love the poem. In other words don’t let other decide what you can or cannot do. Thanks for sharing.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Thanks Francine
Imagine all of the innovations we now enjoy and rely on if someone told the innovator that it couldn’t be done.
Yes!
Great post! Thanks for sharing.
This poem is one of my favourites!
I must be the only one who hadn’t seen it before!
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Have never seen this poem. It’s a keeper!! Thanks.
See other other comments Bro? What rock have we been under?
Thanks for sharing this post, Dave. For some reason, it calls to mind one of my favorite Zen sayings:
“Fall down 53 times. Get up 54.”
QOD (I learned a new acronym Susan and I’m going to use it!). Thanks for sharing. Never heard it before! Dave
So true! There are always more prophets of doom than those willing to try to do something. Of course, success is never a given, but let’s at least try. Walk, not just talk!
I love this!!! Thank you so much for sharing. It all begins with vision, which you, David, have.
Thank you Kristin!
David, this is a great inspiring poem. Thank you for sharing it.
Thanks Tina
lovely. thank you for posting.
Thank you Jenni
Great post, David!! I’m going to put it on MY blog next month!! And thanks for reminding me that I have a big book of Edgar Guest poems–I LOVE HIS WORK!!
Yet another Edgar Guest fan. I’m going to have to find his book. Thanks Joyce
Thanks for this, David. Edgar Guest is one of my absolute favorites. I haven’t seen this poem in a number years. Be well. 🙂
Hi Paul. I’d never heard of Edgar Guest until Sarah pointed me to him. (I never ever read much poetry either so that probably accounts for it.) I’ll need to check out his other works. Thanks for dropping by. Dave
Love it!!!
Hi Natacha. Thanks!
Love this poem. I’ll have to hang on to it and read it every day.
My parents taped this Edgar Guest poem inside the back cover of a Bible I had as a child! “Can’t never could.” was reiterated to me almost daily! Hooray for that upbringing!