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Had I

Had I,
The depth of my ignorance sooner
Realized, 
Further on the path of knowledge today
I would be!



© Demetrios Trifiatis
   10 JANUARY 2014

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Stephen Kilmer

February 21, 2014 at 7:09 PM

Nicely done. To only have had the wisdom of age before youth. "Youth is wasted on the young." ~Kilmer

Andrea Dietrich

January 14, 2014 at 12:25 AM

I agree with Becca. An unusual and effective way to get your message across with this type of word order!! Good one.

Demetrios Trifiatis

January 14, 2014 at 7:42 AM

You, being a teacher, certainly can see clearer the effect! Thank you my dear Andrea! Happy New Year to you and to your lovely family!

Donna Jones

January 11, 2014 at 8:05 AM

Ah yes but you would be a different person.....:-) :-) and we love you.....:-) :-) :-) awesome one Demetrios....

Demetrios Trifiatis

January 11, 2014 at 8:17 AM

YES, True what you say Donna, a different person BUT a better one nevertheless! Yes, you (all) love me and I would love you even more! Thank you Donna, you so kind!

Robert Andrew Lyle

January 11, 2014 at 6:49 AM

Para poli orea. etsi einai n zoi Comparos. Ime enas Irlandos pois itan stin Kypro yia dria xronia ala ta Elinika mou xhihasa. Kudos. Andy Lyle

Demetrios Trifiatis

January 11, 2014 at 6:57 AM

Robert, file mou, ti oraia ekpliksi! Efxaristo! Hi Robert, this is a wonderful surprise to find an Irish to speak Greek! Milas poly kala! Thank you!

Eileen Manassian

January 10, 2014 at 8:23 AM

Oh my dear.....how could you say that. You are the epitome of wisdom!!! Never say that.....You are a sage indeed. Hugs

Demetrios Trifiatis

January 10, 2014 at 6:25 PM

Agapiti mou, Eileen, thank you so much for your heartfelt words BUT may I repeat what Einstein has said to his students: " If you think you have got problems with your mathematics imagine what problems I have got with it." OR to quote SOCRATES who said: " I know only one thing that I know nothing!" You are a clever woman and you understand why I have written it! Thank you very much though!

Russell Sivey

January 10, 2014 at 6:34 AM

Wow, what an ingenious write you have conjured up this morning! I surely loved reading this enlightening poem my friend! You speak the truth here with this piece, if only we could see through our ignorance and understand our follies before too late! We would understand a lot better that of life we need! What a glorious poem your have described, Spectacular Work!!

Demetrios Trifiatis

January 10, 2014 at 7:37 AM

Thank you my dearest friend, Russell, for your superlative comments which hardly I deserve!

Christine Phillips

January 10, 2014 at 5:09 AM

Hi Demetrious, I have not read any of your poems for a long time. I am just passing through, I won't tarry, nevertheless I appreciate your truthful and inspiring verse. Keep up the good work.

Demetrios Trifiatis

January 10, 2014 at 6:27 PM

How nice of you Christine to visit after so long! I hope you are here to stay! Thank you!

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