-a Tribute To the Old Ones-
-A TRIBUTE TO THE OLD ONES-
IF ONLY I LISTENED THEN, MORE OFTEN
TO THE OLD ONES THAT WERE IN MY LIFE
IF ONLY I TOOK THE TIME THEN TO LISTEN
AND TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM THEIR STRIFE
THEN I RECKONED LIFE'S BLOWS WOULD HAVE BEEN SOFTENED
AND YOUTH'S GROWTH IN ARROGANCE BE LESSENED
THEY TOILED, THEY STROVE TO TEACH, THEY KNEW THE WAYS
TO MAKE THE PATH EASIER FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW
HOW MUCH CLEARER ALL WOULD BE IF I LISTENED THOSE DAYS.
IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT MIGHTY ANVIL BLOWS
FORGES AND TEMPERED STEEL, BLUE AND TRUE
AND ON LIFE'S JOURNEY, LESSONS ONLY SHOWS
THAT IF I LISTENED THEN, I WOULD NOT TODAY RUE
AND REGRET THAT I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED A LOT MORE
WHEN THE OLD ONES WERE THERE TO TEACH THE WAY
AND ALL THAT KNOWLEDGE THEY HAD IN STORE
I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED AND LET THEM HAVE THEIR SAY
WOULD I NOT THEN, SO MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE BE TODAY.
Copyright © Christopher Stopford | Year Posted 2013
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