The Best Of Efforts
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Regardless of the best efforts,
To be to see.
There will be some to declare it scum.
No one should feel defeated,
By hearing this done.
Coming from the mouths,
To discourage and shun.
Whoever endeavors,
To make a difference made.
Not seen to sit on butts.
Judging who does what.
Those who get up everyday.
Making efforts made.
Know how difficult it is,
Just to be adults.
And not easy is this attempt to do.
In public to be scrutinized.
And judged too!
Every morning.
Before the Sunrise.
Ambitious are the ones,
Up to get things done.
And every Sunset,
Little sleep or food they eat.
With eyes focused upon,
Their efforts to go on.
Even after dawn.
Making efforts to endeavor everyday.
Is not easy as it looks.
With nothing in one's home to eat.
Or bought to buy to cook.
'Hi.
It's me.
Sorry to call you so early in the morning.
But...
Is there any slices of pizza,
Left over from last night?
For whatever the reason I'm hungry.'
Font size:
Written on April 14, 2024
Submitted by lpahtillah on April 14, 2024
- 1:05 min read
- 1 View
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXBXB XCXD ECXX FXF GXXBXHIIX EXHX XAGDXXA |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 936 |
Words | 217 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 4, 4, 3, 9, 4, 7 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Best Of Efforts" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 5 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/185329/the-best-of-efforts>.
Discuss the poem The Best Of Efforts with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In