It is not power and fame
That make success;
It is not rank or name
Rate happiness.
It is not honour due
Nor pile of pelf:
The pay-off is: Did you
Enjoy yourself?
A pal of days gone by
I reckon more
Of a success than I
Who've gold in store
His life, though none too long,
Was never dull:
Of woman, wine and song
Bill had his full.
Friend, you are a success
If you can say:
"A heap of happiness
Has come my way.
No cheers have made me glad,
No wealth I've won;
But oh how I have had
A heap of FUN!"
The Sum-up
Robert William Service
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Poem topics: friend, fun, life, never, power, song, woman, wealth, long, glad, gold, enjoy, happiness, success, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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