Try Again Poem by Randy McClave

Try Again



If at first you fail
Quickly count to ten,
Then exhale
Then try, try and try again.

If at first you don't succeed
Do not take it on the chin,
Do not concede
But, try, try and try again.

If at first you lose
Work harder next time to win,
Your path you only choose
And try, try and try again.

If at first you fall
Stand up quickly with a grin,
Do not surrender or stall
Try, try and try again.

If at first you keep on trying
Losing is not a sin,
Upon yourself keep on relying
And always try, try and try again.

Randy L. McClave

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem was inspired by Scotland's King Robert the Bruce, when he uttered unto his men before their battle of Bannockburn in 1314, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again".
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Randy McClave

Randy McClave

Ashland, Kentucky
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