This poem was submitted to me by Dianne, my sister, my friend. Persistence Press on Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not.
Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education alone will not. The world is full of educated derelects. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. If I could live my life again, I'd be a little lazy, I'd stop this rushing to and fro And stop to pick more daisies. Through all the lovely summer months, Though days be clear or hazy, No more to fret over tasks undone, I'd stop to pick a daisy.