Hard Work

I have never been a stranger to

The ethic of hard work,

A trait instilled by parents

Who taught it by example.

They learned it from their parents

As a practice, not a perk.

One that can’t be pillaged

And time’s feet can never trample.

 

There are those who sit and grumble

As others do the heavy lifting.

Let it all pile up and mumble

In their sleep as they go drifting.

There are those who smirk

And those who shirk

And some who are just plain lazy, 

Those who think they’re privileged.

A few are bat-crap crazy.

 

But there are worlds to build upon

From dawn til long past setting sun.

So, God bless those hard workers

Who strive to get things done.

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