English poem
That'S All
by Everard Jack Appleton (1872–1931)
To take this trouble seriously, But not to gloom or whine; To never overestimate Our strength, or to decline To see this is no picnic, But do our earnest part With brain and muscles, newly trained-- To keep a steady heart!
To fight, but not to lower Our standards in the dust; To meet a savage enemy Whose words the world can't trust. To guard our foolish tempers-- Or keep them out of sight! To never falter, doubt, or fear The outcome will be right!
To laugh--whenever laughter Is best to keep us fit; To shake hands with privation When face to face with it. To give without complaining Or boasting what we give; To make this world a safer world For those who have to live!
To part with old traditions That hampered in the past; To see that heart-wrung "aliens" As enemies aren't classed, But treated--while deserving it-- As human beings, too;
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Just to be clean--in mind and soul-- That's all we have to do!