Mac1 hard at work...
Somebody said that
it couldn’t be done,
But, he with a
chuckle replied
That "maybe it
couldn’t," but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so
till he’d tried.
So he buckled right
in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he
worried he hid it.
He started to sing
as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be
done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed:
"Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one has
done it";
But he took off his
coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing
we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his
chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting
or quiddit,
He started to sing
as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be
done, and he did it.
There are thousands
to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands
to prophesy failure;
There are thousands
to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that
wait to assail you.
But just buckle it
in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your
coat and go to it;
Just start to sing
as you tackle the thing
That "couldn’t
be done," and you’ll do it.
Poem: Edgar A Guest
This is all VERY True..... EVEN if HE is a SHE....
ReplyDeleteHaven't encountered that poem for some time. Nice.
ReplyDeleteYes, very true! A good reminder too!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
I love the message! Anything is possible!
ReplyDeleteCrikey Aunty ..... you'll get it done but don't fall off that ladder, aye??? Be careful!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am on the other side of that fence. It can be done but shouldn't! I encounter it now almost daily. Going for a walk and then realising I would have been better off having a sit-down. But the poem also reminds me of me before my move to Norway. You'll never do it, it can't be done etc etc. And here I am, two years later!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
DeleteHeheheeh - oh dear Mara - sit down will you??!!!
Seriously though, this poem is written for those who see the glass half empty, are timid (or lazy) and you are none of those things; I don't think the sick and injured were considered in these deliberations! Yxx
Very true starting is always the hardest bit.
ReplyDeleteMerle............
yes, we can do it, Mick Jagger was wrong as he said: you can't always get what you want :o)
ReplyDeleteeasy rider
Ohhhh around here saying you can't do it to Madi and her Dad is a sure fired way of getting things done lickety split
ReplyDeleteHugs the task master mom
C said it best above...The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can't do it ;-).
ReplyDeleteLovely poem and sentiment!
I love work. I could sit and watch it for hours!
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