The closing lines carry the whole poem. Not loud for praise, not cruel to win, just quietly strong again and again. That is a precise description of a kind of character that rarely gets celebrated because it never demands to be noticed. The poem is basically making the case that the people who leave the world a little gentler wherever they go are doing something harder and more valuable than the ones who just make the most noise.
The closing lines carry the whole poem. Not loud for praise, not cruel to win, just quietly strong again and again. That is a precise description of a kind of character that rarely gets celebrated because it never demands to be noticed. The poem is basically making the case that the people who leave the world a little gentler wherever they go are doing something harder and more valuable than the ones who just make the most noise.
Wow this is beautifully said 💗
Thanks 🙏
Beautiful! What a gift to those kids ❤️🩹
Thank you so much! 💞
I am going to share this with my mom. I know she would love to read this as this sounds so much like my little brother. ♡
I love that so much 💗😘