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If a talent we wish is not for us
    If a task we're at is too much fuss
        If the skills are low but the hopes are high
            If we wish to smile but have to sigh
                If that goal is pressing our minds a bit
                    Rest if we must but do not quit

Some talents have twists
    With traits that we may fix
        Many failures come about
            That we may have won had we stuck it out
                Do not stop if the pace seems slow
                    You may succeed with a different blow

Often our goals are nearer than they seem
    To our faint and faltering means
        Sometimes we slip or give up
            When we might have earned the winning cup
                But we learned too late when the night came down
                    How close we were to the golden crown

Might a talent be a flaw curved inside out?
    That silver tint to some cloud of doubt?
        Often we can not tell how close we are
            Success may be near when it seems afar
                So stick to the fight when hardest hit
                    It's when life seems worst that we must not quit

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