keep moving - KAREN HESSLER

A poem for when you need a reminder to keep going.

Lessons: Keep Going, Keep Moving, Keep Pressing On




My schooling continues
deep into summer,
each test is a question,
"Am I an overcomer?"

Life rolls out lesson after lesson
some like a verdant carpet
others quicksand and mud
still others like hardened bitumen.

And I have to remind myself
I'm just passing through
I'm not setting up camp
I'm not moving in
I'm rolling out like the tide.
It's just a wild ride, and it will end.

I'm not a failure
I am graded on a curve
as I learn to navigate
every dip, every swerve.

Every student passes
each of life's classes.
Let us be kind to ourselves
for our schooling is hard
rich in rigor, yet full of reward.

As we learn to deal with
lines and limits
disappointment and despair
loss and gain
let our hope remain.

Let us find strength at our core
when we can't take much more.
Let us find silver and gold in the
dreams that we hold.
Let us bend with the wind as our roots
hold firm.
Let us keep going, keep moving
Let us keep pressing on.

For every one who walks the line between beauty and the broken For every seeker who takes the time to look for the good in life For every hunter of lasting treasure buried beneath the ordinary For every runner falling short of the finish line For every dashed dream leaving its stain of disappointment For every broken heart gathering its pieces to be sown like seeds of hope For every warrior who has lost his way May you stand in the presence of light today May you walk in the company of everlasting joy May you rise each morning and begin again Keep walking, keep moving, keep going, dear friend