Trial and tribulations

Tony Ledford 1991 (Greenville)



Trials and tribulations, oh how they test
Our inner strength, our resilience, our best
When life becomes a struggle, a constant fight
We must press on, endure with all our might

For the path we walk is never easy
And obstacles along the way may leave us queasy
But it's in overcoming that we find our way
To reach the summit, to a brighter day

Trials and tribulations, they come in forms
Of heartbreak, loss, and unforeseen storms
But these are the tests of our character
The moments that define us, make us stronger

We may stumble, we may fall
But with each rise, we learn to stand tall
For every trial is a chance to grow
To become wiser, stronger, even more so

And though the journey may be long
We must remember to stay strong
For trials and tribulations, they do not last
We shall overcome them one by one, a steadfast

In the darkest moments, when hope seems lost
We must dig deep, at any cost
For it is in the depth of our struggles
That we unlock our greatest potential, our inner juggles

We emerge on the other side, like a butterfly
Beautiful, transformed, and now we can fly
For trials and tribulations, they carve us out
A diamond in the rough, now we shout

"I have overcome! My trials and tribulations
Have shaped me, molded me into a person of great aspirations"
For if it wasn't for these challenges faced
We wouldn't be who we are today, a timeless grace

So let us embrace the trials and tribulations
For they are the stepping stones to our transformations
And with each obstacle, we shall overcome
To stand tall, to rise, to shine like the sun

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Written on May 12, 2023

Submitted by tonyl.88445 on June 01, 2023

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Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ XXKK LLMM NNXX NNXX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,567
Words 297
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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