ColorfulToeSocks

Posted 15 Years Ago

It Couldn�t Be Done

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.

by Edgar Albert Guest

Posted 15 Years Ago

anytime ;)