Bit And Bit Poem by Hannington Mumo

Do you the words of the sages recall
That bit and bit make the whole?
Thus I beseech that in your toils this employ;
Learn little by little to do the task
And upon completion you’ll brim with joy.

Some progenitor said Rome was not built
And done within a day but took a great deal time;
The mogul did not overnight gather his dime
But for years dwelt upon his labor;
Bit by bit he piled coin upon coin
Until heavens on him released its favor.