This is It, This is It, This is It! - A poem

Don't Give Up!

When you come complaining, of  pain and frustration, ache and struggle,

I tell you to let it be, let it be,  for if there's a time to sweat and time to weep, there will
Be a time to sing, sing and revel! If these are difficult times of struggle and sweat,
There will surely be time to relax and celebrate the success that comes
After! This is as sure the day that comes after the night!

Let it be!

There will be a time to excel and a time to revel, a few years from now,

When we meet, you'll tell me, "This is it, this is it, this is it!" That's when I

Tell you, "You've arrived finally! You've certainly arrived, after a long journey."

 I"ll lift up my hat to salute one who struggled to succeed, even as we greet each other
And celebrate lessons learned together, of struggle sweat shed, teacher and student.

There will be a time to revel!

Time will tell  (true as the sun that rises) when the moment for wailing  and
Defeat is long past, and the turn for excellence is nigh. When we meet,
In a few years' time, we'll sing, "This is it this is it, this it!" And you reply, "I've arrived,
I've arrived, I've arrived." And all those memories  of despair, anger and confusion will
Drift away, blown away by the sweet breeze of joy and exultation.

You will finally arrive!

Therefore, I tell you, "the aches and pain will pass away, for success is made
Of hard work and struggle, so let it be, let it be, let it be, till we meet in years to
Come, and sing together in triumph - This is it, this is it, this is it, you've finally
Achieved success. The hours you struggled and bled, suffered despair and anguish
Have finally borne fruit, the sweetest you've ever had, the sweetest to the last."

The best is yet to be!