Don't You Quit!!

Here is a poem that my friend, Lily, wrote for me. I just thought that it was so lovely that I just had to share it with you.
Don't You Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twist and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a fellow turns about
When he might havve won had he stuck it out
Don't give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than (you think)
It seems to a faint and faltering man
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victors cup,
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is a failure turned inside out-
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It might be near when it seems a far
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.