7 Poems About Effort

1. Merit and the Throng
   Poet: Edgar A. Guest
   
   A thousand men filed in by day
   To work and later draw their pay;
   A thousand men with hopes and dreams.
   Ambitions, visions, plans and schemes,
   And in the line a youth who said:
   "What chance have I to get ahead?
   In such a throng, can any tell
   Whether or not I labor well?"
   
   Yet merit is so rare a trait
   That once it enters by the gate,
   Although 'tis mingled with the throng,
   The news of it is passed along.
   A workman sees a willing boy,
   And talks about his find with joy;
   A foreman hears the word, and seeks
   The lad of whom another speaks.
   
   So up the line the news is passed,
   And to the chief it comes at last.
   A willing ear to praise he lends,
   Then for that eager boy he sents
   And gives him little tasks to do
   To learn if all that's said be true.
   Among the throng the lad is one
   He keeps a watchful eye upon.
   
   On, youngster, walking with the throng,
   Although to-day the road seems long,
   Remember that it lies with you
   To say what kind of work you'll do.
   If you are only passing fair
   The chief will never know you're there,
   But if you've merit, have no doubt,
   The chief will quickly find it out.




Success Poem



2. Success in Life
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   What determines success in life
   Yes, one is overcoming strife
   But what moves us forward each day
   It is the effort we put in every way.
   
   Nothing comes for free
   We must work you see
   To achieve success
   Is truly not effortless.
   
   So each day commit
   To do your best, don't quit
   Giving effort and energy
   Will move you forward, you will see.




Inspirational Poems



3. Effort You Put In
   Poet: Kate Summers
   
   The effort you put in
   Is similar to shaping tin.
   If you do it too quick
   It is flimsy and not thick.
   If you take a shortcut
   You will find it has ruts.
   
   But if you shape the tin
   And curve it to win
   You will have the satisfaction
   And tin to use in an application.
   Any project that you do
   Your very best is due.




Positive Poems



4. No Longer Dreams
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   To do anything good
   To do it as it should
   Takes effort from you
   In all that you do.
   
   Taking shortcuts, saving time
   Truly isn't worth a dime.
   Don't be discouraged when
   Challenges happen, even ten.
   
   Effort at times requires patience so
   And not giving up, as you know,
   Will bring you to success
   Even if mistakes you address.
   
   So give it all you got and more
   It will be worth it for sure.
   You will be on the winning team
   And see your goals realized, no longer dreams.




Never Give Up Poem



5. Moving In The Right Direction
   by Orison Swett Marden
   
   Oliver Wendell Holmes says that it does not matter
   so much where one stands as the direction in which he is moving.
   
   If you are working according to an intelligent plan;
   if you are trying to make everything you do a means of
   advancement to the goal you have in view;
   if your great ambition is, not to make yourself famous, or rich, or happy,
   but to make your life mean something in God's world, -
   go ahead, for you are moving in the right direction and will reach your goal.
   
   But if you are looking for an easy place,
   or running away from hard work;
   if you are too listless, or indifferent,
   or careless to take stock of yourself,
   to decide upon the path you wish to take,
   to look carefully ahead, but not too far ahead,
   or to make out an intelligent plan of action
   and follow it as nearly as you can, -
   no matter where you stand you
   are not moving in the right direction.




Effort Quotes



6. Effort Leads To Success
   Poet: Le Baron Briggs
   
   So few workers, in proportion to the whole number,
   give themselves, loyally and unreservedly to their immediate duty,
   and if you thus give yourself,
   you cannot but succeed.
   
   Thousands of people in small positions whine
   because their talents are thrown away -
   because their ability has no elbow room.
   It is not elbow room they need;
   it is "elbow grease";
   it is energy and strength.
   
   Their very whining shows they are too
   small for the place they are in now.
   When the right kind of a person has too small a place,
   he does his work so well as to make the place bigger;
   people see more in it than they ever saw before.




Poems About Work



7. Put In The Effort
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   When you feel like giving in,
   Tell yourself you can do it
   Put in the effort,
   Don't just sit.
   
   It can be hard to keep going
   When it feels like defeat
   But push forward and don’t let
   Your hopes become obsolete
   
   Rally your determination and
   Focus on what you need
   Nothing can bring success
   If you don't plant the seed
   
   Take the help of others,
   Courageously push on through
   You'll find that with effort
   Confidence will renew.




Poems About Confidence