Keep Sailing On (sonnet)

How do you make a thousand mile trip?
How do you cross the ocean wide and blue?
You push away the dock and sail your ship,
Taking one day at a time, never two.
Keep your eyes always fixed on tomorrow,
Let yesterday disappear out of view.
Don't be swayed or sunk by storms of sorrow,
Let hope and faith guide ev'rything you do.
Feel the sun shining warm upon your face,
Feel the gentle breeze blowing through your hair,
Remind yourself that this is not a race,
But a journey through life from here to there.
Let determination fill up your sail.
Keep ever sailing on, you shall not fail.