-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.