Life is a challenge to the bold, <br />It flings its gauntlet down <br />And bids us, if we seek for gold <br />And glory and renown, <br />To come and take them from its store, <br />It will not meekly hand them o'er. <br /> <br />Life is a challenge all must meet, <br />And nobly must we dare; <br />Its gold is tawdry when we cheat, <br />Its fame a bitter snare <br />If it be stolen from life's clutch; <br />Men must be true to prosper much. <br /> <br />Life is a challenge and its laws <br />Are rigid ones and stern; <br />The splendid joy of real applause <br />Each man must nobly earn. <br />It makes us win its jewels rare, <br />But gives us paste, if we're unfair.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/challenge-24/
