Happy Thanksgiving to all

Another Thanksgiving is now approaching.  It's time to say thanks for all the many blessing that we have received.  In that spirit, I'd like to share a poem that was shared with me by Zimma Jones during our senior year.  I didn't know at the time that this was written by Frank Stanton and published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 1925.  I think this carries an important message that we all should remember. I hope you enjoy.   Happy Thanksgiving!!

KEEP A-GOIN’


Author: by Frank L. Stanton (1857-1927)

If you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-goin'!
If it hails or if it snows,
Keep a-goin'!
'Taint no use to sit an' whine
When the fish ain't on your line;
Bait your hook an' keep a-tryin'--
Keep a-goin'!

When the weather kills your crop,
Keep a-goin'!
Though 'tis work to reach the top,
Keep a-goin'!
S'pose you're out o' ev'ry dime,
Gittin' 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 singin', sing--
Keep a-goin'!