Demetrios Trifiatis Poet Epigram

Lessons of Life

“Life” I scolded, the other day

For 

Her insistence on repeating the same lessons

Innumerable times.

“If you had learned the first time around, no

need would have been there for me to go over 

them again!” She, austerely, replied.




© Demetrios Trifiatis
    18 July 2015

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Dr. Upma A. Sharma July 18, 2015 at 11:54 PM Learning goes on n on,, no matter how many times we fail,, lovely poem my friend! Demetrios Trifiatis July 19, 2015 at 1:15 AM You are right my dear, Dr Upma, you and I as educators might witness it a lot. Thank you for visiting and commenting.

Eileen Manassian July 18, 2015 at 9:09 PM Lovely, my dear poet. Some of us are slow learners. Demetrios Trifiatis July 18, 2015 at 11:42 PM Yes, some of us, my dear Eileen. Thank you so much for visiting. Hope your short break was just a short break. Filakia!

Anne-Lise Andresen July 18, 2015 at 12:38 PM - We learn as long as we live ...... some need longer time than others to learn ..... Patience my friend :) - Wisdom comes with age :) - Well written ! - Hugs // Anne-Lise :) Demetrios Trifiatis July 19, 2015 at 5:03 AM Anne-Lise, this is true. Life never stop teaching us its lessons if we do not learn we are condemned to suffer the consequences. Thank you My friend for your courteous comment!

Tim Smith July 18, 2015 at 11:14 AM If only....unfortunately history repeats itself Demetrios Trifiatis July 18, 2015 at 11:36 AM Yes, unfortunately we all keep doing the same mistakes, apart from very few of us, dear Tim!

Richard Lamoureux July 18, 2015 at 8:05 AM All who have lived can relate to this one Demetrios. Demetrios Trifiatis July 18, 2015 at 11:34 AM Very true my friend, Richard! This is a lesson that concerns all that have lived and will live. Thank you.

Jan Allison July 18, 2015 at 4:42 AM a life lesson we keep having to repeat Demetrios:-) hugs Jan xx Demetrios Trifiatis July 18, 2015 at 5:44 AM Absolutely my dear Jan, since no one of us learns with the first time! Thank you for your kind visit!

Afolabi Muideen July 18, 2015 at 3:44 AM What an uplifted write Sir you penned this extremely excellent.......A.M Demetrios Trifiatis July 18, 2015 at 6:52 AM I am glad you appreciated my little poem dear A.M. Thank you!