Keep Going Poems

1. Keep-A-Goin'
   Poet: Frank L. Stanton
   
   If you strike a thorn or a rose.
   Keep a-goin'!
   If it hails or if it snows,
   Keep a-goin'!
   Taint no use to sit and "whine"
   When the fish ain't on your line;
   Bait your hook and keep on tryin'
   Keep a-goin'!
   
   When the weather kills your crop.
   Keep a-goin'!
   When you tumble from the top,
   Keep a-goin'!
   S'pose you are out of every dime,
   Gettin' broke ain't any crime;
   Tell the world you're feelin' prime —
   Keep a-goin'!
   
   When it looks like all is up,
   Keep a-goin'!
   Drain the sweetness from the cup.
   Keep a-goin'!
   See the wild birds on the wing!
   Hear the bells that sweetly ring!
   When you feel like sighin' — sing!
   Keep a-goin"!




Don't Quit Poem



2. Look Back
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer, ©2020
   
   Look back in history and you'll see
   Many people kept goin' even when they hit a tree
   They never gave up. They stuck to it,
   They persisted never throwing a fit.
   
   Imagine if they just gave up
   We may not have inventions, not even a cup
   They persisted and preserved without any scoff
   And it has resulted that we folk are now better off
   
   So if you're discouraged, research and find
   The people who kept going even when in a bind
   The key to their success is a simple one
   They kept moving forward until they were done.
   
   The second key to their success is clear
   They believed in themselves, they had no fear
   Even if they failed they kept moving forward
   They could see the success they were moving toward.
   
   In reaching your goals you may find
   That some things may take a bit of time
   But have confidence and believe
   That you have it in you to succeed!




Poems About Perseverance



3. Sailing Boat
   Poet: Patience Strong
   
   I watched a little sailing boat
   With crimson wings outspread-
   So small - and yet so switch and sure,
   It plunged its way ahead-
   Through wind and spray and driving rain
   Towards the harbour light-
   Unshaken by the blinding storm -
   Like some great bird in flight...
   
   And so it is in human life
   With all its squalls and gales-
   It's not the storm that matters,
   It's the way we set our sails-
   Enables us to steer our course
   Through hardship and distress-
   And reach the peaceful harbour
   Of a well-deserved success.



Find more poems about life to encourage you to keep going no matter what the challenges or issues you are facing. Be like the sailboat moving steadily forward.



4. Throw In The Towel
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer, ©2020
   
   You want to throw in the towel
   You say with a growl
   Why bother to keep tryin'
   It just feels like it's dyin'
   
   But what if the next try
   The results you will come by
   If you throw in the towel now
   You will never get a chance to bow
   
   You have to try and learn
   Your persistence will earn
   A way around the troubles you face
   And you will find success you'll embrace




more encouragement quotes



5. The Lights of Life
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer, ©2020
   
   The lights of life - green and red
   Red to stop and green to go ahead
   Do we pay attention to when the light is red
   Or do we just stop and go to bed.
   
   The red light of life you see
   Is just a way to stop and be
   It doesn't mean that you'll never go
   It only means that you proceed a bit slow
   
   The green light of life you see
   Are things working out, we are so happy
   But in life, the light is not always green
   Things sometimes can fall in-between
   
   So when the light moves forward to green
   Keep going ever so keen
   But don't give up when the light is red
   Otherwise, your dreams and goals will be dead.
   
   Find a way to turn the light to yellow
   You may have to adjust and be a bit more mellow
   But focusing on that light of green
   You will succeed and your work will be seen.



We all have times in our lives when we feel like the light is red and we cannot keep going. Read a success poem to encourage you to keep moving forward. Some of the most successful people faced many roadblocks and red lights but that did not stop them.



6. Go Right On Working
   Poet: Nixon Waterman
   
   Ah, yes! the task is hard, 'tis true,
   But what's the use of sighing?
   They're soonest with their duties through
   Who bravely keep on trying.
   There's no advantage to be found
   In sorrowing or shirking;
   They with success are soonest crowned
   Who just go right on working.
   
   Strive patiently and with a will
   That shall not be defeated;
   Keep singing at your task until
   You see it stand completed.
   Nor let the clouds of doubt draw near,
   Your sky's glad sunshine murking;
   Be brave, and fill your heart with cheer,
   And just go right on working.




Never Give Up Poem



7. Press On
   Poet: Daniel C. Colesworthy
   
   Press on, press on to virtue,
   Until the goal is won;
   Nor linger with the farewell beams
   Of the departing sun.
   Move limb and heart; go forth
   With majesty and might;
   And never tire and never faint,
   At daybreak or at night.
   
   Press on, press on to virtue;
   The prize you'll win at last,
   If with a courage unsubdued,
   And firm truth buckled fast,
   In Heaven's high name you go.
   As sure as morn succeeds
   The night, so sure on Glory's page
   Will burn Faith's noble deeds.



When setting goals we sometimes get discouraged and feel like giving up. Read these poems about goals to encourage you to keep going in the direction of your goal.



8. Just Keep On Going
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   Defeated we want to quit
   But let them tell you a secret:
   Defeat brings a chance to learn
   Don't fall into the defeatist pattern.
   
   Learn where you went wrong
   Then get back on the road and go along
   You will find that as you keep going
   Success will start showing.
   
   Say no to the defeatist attitude
   Hang on with fortitude
   Keep going learning along the way
   And success will be yours some day.
   
   It is those who stop and do no more
   Those who quit and don't try to score
   They are the ones that accept defeat
   Over and over defeat they repeat.
   
   So keep your head up high
   Don't get discouraged, don't sigh
   Just keep on going, with a focused goal
   Let the roadblocks and challenges roll.




Try Try Again Poem



9. When My Ship Comes In
   Poet: Edward S. Rand
   
   For summer and winter are one to me,
   And the day is bright, be it storm or shine;
   For far away, o'er a sunny sea,
   Sails a treasure-vessel, and all is mine.
   I see the ripples that fall away,
   As she cleaves the azure waves before;
   And nearer, nearer, day by day.
   Draws the happy hour when she comes to shore.
   
   "But what if she never comes?" you say,
   "If you never the honor, the treasure, gain?"
   It has made me happier day by day.
   It has eased full many an aching pain,
   It has kept the spirit from envy free,
   Has dulled the ear to the world's rude din.
   Oh! best of blessings it's been to me,
   To look for the hour when my ship comes in.