StrugGOALS”



“StrugGOALS”
Nicomedes S. Lumontad

Travelling in unchartered landscape,
Nostalgia and plans unceasingly echo.
Endeavoring hard and smart,
Frightened to be tardy on duty,
Work absences obliterate senses.

“Work to live” is a common notion.
Clinging to beyond survival mode,
Adapting to work exhaustions,
With mouths to feed and future to build,
Sufficiency and stability breathe success.

Grit and grace demonstrate gigantic leaps.
Adversity and cultural quotients are built in.
Self-control and effort pave the path of progress.
Employee or employer, desire molds mindset,
Wealth, time, health, and union satisfy one.    

About this poem

It centers on the struggles that one faces in attaining life's goals.

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Written on March 25, 2024

Submitted by nicomedes_l on March 25, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB XXBBA CBABA AXABC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 630
Words 107
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 5, 5, 5

Nicomedes S. Lumontad

I have taught English language and literature in the Philippines for 17 years. I am currently teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for almost five months at Red Springs High School (RSHS), North Carolina. more…

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