Poems on Victory

Sir Chimnoy

Victory usually means 
Temporary peace.
But peace is
Eternity’s victory.

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Victory comes and victory goes. 
Defeat weeps and defeat lingers.
Experience soars and experience lasts.
God smiles and God dances.

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The body’s victory  
Is often
The soul’s tremendous loss.
The soul’s victory
Is always
The body’s amazing progress.

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I felt the victory  
Of the world-saviour: Peace.
Therefore
I smiled and danced.  

I see the victory
Of the world-devourer: War.
Therefore
I sigh and die.

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Yesterday  
your victory’s crown
was possession.
Today
your victory’s crown
is renunciation.
Tomorrow
your victory’s crown
shall be liberation.

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In the inner world  
Each victory is a help.
Each defeat is a help, too.
But each surrender to God’s Will
Is a victory unparalleled,
A victory invincible.

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God’s Smile is the victory  
Of today’s man.
Man’s smile is the Victory
Of Eternity’s God.

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The victory of human love is confusing.  
The victory of divine love is illumining.
The victory of supreme love is fulfilling.

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Victory and defeat are interwoven.
Do not try to separate them,
But try to go beyond them
If your heart longs for abiding peace.

Victory in a battle does nothing but bring temporary peace. A true victory is so there was no battle at all. Peace, eternal peace, is the only true victory. For it can only be a victory if it assures no further loss