With the dawn comes the sun
the moonlight paves way
to light up another day,
which men shall never know
lone for those
who tread not the valley of death
Going through life, you’ll see
there’s so much to do
the choices you make
are gateways to fate
the path you choose, you shall tread
never retire, success ends nowhere
The genesis of failure you may know
but its end, you shall know not
lest you change your path
no time is ever late for amends
A sorcerer shall dance with problems
in the ballroom of troubles
when he blunders in his spells,
so shall a man
whose choices are like those
of Shakespeare’s Prince of Aragon
likewise, that of Morocco
Why choose to fail?
when success holds greater rewards,
it matters not how tough the path might look
be tender, focused and shun distractions
‘cause not all that glitters is gold
Authored by Elizabeth O. Ogunmodede
Excerpted from Ladder To The Top, a book of prose and poetry for young adults
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Elizabeth O. Ogunmodede is an African teen author from Nigeria, she has written five books, three of which have been published. She is a poet, a website developer, a graphic designer, a product designer, a publisher, book editor and ghostwriter.
She has co-authored and contributed to several international anthologies, besides, being featured in international magazines.
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