My Mother's Poems

Don't Give Up

Don't Give Up

The time is now
Don't put it off
Do it now
Write good poetry
Tell yourself
You can do it.

So set down in a comfortable chair
Pick up a pen
You still need paper.

Do yourself a favor
At first it is not so good:
Don't give up
Keep trying.

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Originally written in February 2005.