For all who face each day to battle on for survival

Courage.

So many degrees of courage there are to tell,
Shown in times of touble, carried out so well,
The rush of courage shown, when danger rules supreme.
To the quiet patient courage, of a wife with shattered dreams.

The lasting fortitude shown, by people racked with pain,
The detremination so long lasting, when it strikes again and again,
Not wallowing in self pity, but gamely hanging on,,
Courage gives each day a small siccess, a daily battle won.

Each day brings a glimmer of hope, each momentmade to count ,
Life is such a precious thing, no reason here to doubt
,Time spent in fighting for each moment , gained with care andlove ,
Courage giving added strength, as faith does from above.

John W Oct 2003