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No turning back on the wisdom of age

No turning back on the wisdom of age
no going back to the beginning of days

each second the clock ticks
each headache the mind gives

someday it will all be explained
why did I try to complain

nothing went my way
I will learn in old age

I might try a new way
to see the light

to turn back around
and say goodnight

hello leads to an all new goodbye
say no and then try to explain why

there’s no turning back on the wisdom of age
you will learn and try not to complain

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  1. Date: 10/30/2012 9:43:00 PM

    Some things are only fully experienced as a young person, wisdom is not the domain of the old. Sometimes as we age we can forget some of the lessons we learned. If we are fortunate we will stay young at heart and maintain a foot in each World. Perhaps then we can be truly wise. Great poem that evokes emotion. Good job.

  1. Date: 4/23/2012 8:42:00 PM

    I enjoyed reading your new poem tonight.