Have you heard of the poem Invictus? This is very famous poem during the World War since it was memorized by almost every Allied soldiers:
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 bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
All the best things that I did at Apple came from (a) not having money and (b) not having done it before, ever.
Steve Wozniak, Apple
Canary Joe
April 17th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
An amazing piece of poetry - perhaps trashed down by a terrorist (T. McVeight)
Iskandar
April 17th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Canary Joe,
I agree with you. I guess William Ernest Henley wouldn’t have guessed that his poem would be used by McVeigh as a final statement.
sda queen #32
June 24th, 2008 at 12:55 am
this is a great poem. and it really speaks to me because i have 3 cousins in the army. this must be very inspirational to soldiers everywhere.