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Robert W Service - Making Good
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No man can be a failure if he thinks he`s a success;
he may not own his roof-tree overhead,
He may be on his uppers and have hocked his evening dress -
(Financially speaking - in the red)
He may have chronic shortage to repay the old home mortgage,
And almost be a bankrupt in his biz.,
But though he skips his dinner,
And each day he`s growing thinner,
If he thinks he is a winner,
                                                            Then he is. 

But when I say Success I mean the sublimated kind;
A man may gain it yet be on the dole.
To me it`s music of the heart and sunshine of the mind,
Serenity and sweetness of the soul.
You may not have a brace of bucks to jingle in your jeans,
Far less the dough to buy a motor car;
But though the row you`re hoeing
May be grim, ungodly going,
If you think the skies are glowing -
                                                            Then they are.

For a poor man may be wealthy and a millionaire may fail,
It all depends upon the point of view.
It`s the sterling of your spirit tips the balance of the scale,
It`s optimism, and it`s up to you.
For what I figure as success is simple Happiness,
The consummate contentment of your mood:
You may toil with brain and sinew,
And though little wealth is win you,
If there`s health and hope within you -
                                                            You`ve made good.
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