Don't stop the chase until your race is won
Fight and strive on while you still have the light
Bring honour to your name, before you're done
Our days are numbered under this sun
Where weak men stumble and fall out of sight
Don't stop the chase until your race is won
When the light fails and your strength is gone
Others must tend the bright torch in the night
Bring honour to your name, before you're done
Take a care with children, make the race fun
They'll tend your flame, memories alight
Don't stop the chase until your race is won
One smile dispels darkness, outshines the sun
Laughter and kind words, can banish the night
Bring honour to your name, before you're done
A homily, my villanelle, in fun
Written honestly and not meant as slight
Don't stop the chase until your race is won
Bring honour to your name, before you're done