William Ernest Henley

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeoning of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

 
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3 Comments on I am the captain of my soul... jroosevelt@kw.com Janice Roosevelt, Keller Williams, PA & DE

DEC
13
2009
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And out comes the movie.  I love those last two lines.  Thanks for posting, Janice.  I have never read the full poem.  But it is going to be hot of late.

3:00pm • #1
DEC
14
2009

Reminds me of "Think For Yourself," by The Beatles:

Do what you want to do
Go where you're going to
Think for yourself

Happy end of year!

8:47pm • #2
DEC
15
2009

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