Tuesday, January 19, 2021

"It Couldn't Be Done" by Edgar Albert Guest

 

“It Couldn't Be Done”


Somebody said that it couldn’t be done

But he with a chuckle replied

That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one

Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin

On his face. If he worried he hid it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn’t be done, and he did it!

 

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;

At least no one ever has done it;”

But he took off his coat and he took off his hat

And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,

Without any doubting or quiddit,

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

 

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,

There are thousands to prophesy failure,

There are thousands to point out to you one by one,

The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,

Just take off your coat and go to it;

Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing

That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.



Enjoy "It Couldn't Be Done" with beautiful music


Poem Video👇

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What is the poem "It Couldn't Be Done" about?


The poem is about doing the things that have never been done before and the things that people say you could not do. The poem is encouraging the readers to do things that never have been done before, even if everyone is saying that it can not be done.

When you try to go outside of your comfort zone and do difficult things, so many people will try to drag you down. They will tell you that no one has ever done it, you're destined to fail, or the dangers are imminent. The poem encourages you to be brave, keep grinding, and do the difficult things despite all the negativity around you.

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