Service by Carlos Ashley - Your Daily Poem

Service
by
Carlos Ashley

If the road is rough and rocky as this life we journey through,
Then we ought to take a little time to move a rock or two.
For there is no greater pleasure that the passing years can send
Than the deep-down satisfaction when you've helped along a friend.

This poem is in the public domain.

Carlos Ashley (1904 – 1993) was a lawyer by profession, a rancher by avocation, and a beloved poet. A fourth generation Texan, he loved sports, horses, and writing. He taught English and coached for several years, then entered politics and served as a district attorney, an attorney general, and a state senator. Carlos was Poet Laureate of Texas from 1949-1951.

john yearwood:
nice 7-beat lines with intro anapests in every line. As with the man, there's more art and skill here than meets the eye
Posted 03/23/2026 12:56 PM

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