It’s really not fun trying to do the same thing over and over. Especially when it’s just not working out and keeps falling apart! If we can stop for a minute and think about it, that’s really what life is all about – if you don’t succeed the first time, try and try again!

As I sit,

Weaving loom in hand

Hoping to make

A pot holder, so grand


Under and over,

The loops form in a row.

My hands work fervently

As I go.


Suddenly I lose my grip;

The loops begin to pop,

And straight down the loom

My hard work begins to drop.


But you know me –

I don’t give up so fast.

Patiently, I redo those loops,

And hope that they will last.


But those loops are stubborn,

And they put up a fight,

Popping right off again

As I try to pull them tight.


I’m still not giving up;

I have a pot holder to make.

So, I keep up the struggle –

I won’t let myself break.


And then I think, ‘This feels familiar;

This loom reminds me of me!

There are ups and downs in life,

But I must keep going, you see.


Believe me, there are times

When I fall, and when I stumble

But if I want to get places,

I can’t allow myself to crumble.’


So instead I try, again and again,

Until I reach my goal.

I may not get there right away,

But that’s just how I roll!

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