You only fail if you stop trying. . .

Fireflies in the Garden

by Robert Frost

Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,

And here on earth come emulating flies,

That though they never equal stars in size,

(And they were never really stars at heart)

Achieve at times a very star-like start.

Only, of course, they can't sustain the part.

Nate Note

For me this poem is about striving to emulate the stars. At moments we have a brilliant start, then all too often we fall short. Though we struggle to sustain the part, this should not keep us from trying again. As someone dear to me always says, "You only fail if you stop trying."