Find Your Work - Then Leap
By David V. Bush
Ah, are you happy in your work?
If not you ought to be;
The man who loves the work he does,
Works on most cheerily.
There’s something in this world so fair
Some high ambitious peak
That you can reach; so co and dare,
Then plan and make the leap!
Full many one with talent great
Lies prostrate, on life’s sand;
Has met defeat and feels too weak
To do what he began.
You cannot do your level best
And reach life’s highest peak
Unless you follow up your bent –
Plan well, and make the leap.
It takes much nerve and courage too,
Your talent to augment,
But every one beneath the sun
A talent has – his bent.
Get in your line – you have a work –
Some life’s all glorious peak
That you can reach – just know thyself –
So plan and make the leap.
Plan well, of course, but do thou plan!
Of course you’ll sweat and pant;
The road of life with all its strife
Is strewn with bones, “I can’t.”
The skeletons of men who’ve quit
You’ll pass up to life’s peak,
But man! have pluck to do and dare!
Do plan, and make the leap!
The one who leaps may wonder oft,
If he did what was right;
You’ll often be far out “at sea”
But don’t give up the fight.
Your way is long, perhaps, and tough,
But climb, climb, to the peak!
Tho doubts assail, you cannot fail
Plan now and make the leap!