Pathfinders
And so my friends as I glance cautiously over my shoulder
I realize that I should have marked all of the traps I fell into
as well as those I averted. But then I wonder if my elders
had pointed them out to me would I have listened. There is
one admonition I would gently nudge you with: "do not ignore
the yearnings of your heart" for I know it is better to be lost
than frozen in an unknown longing. Pay attention to children
they are much smarter than we adults realize and have
many lessons to teach if you are willing to learn.
Listen also to the wizened wisdom of the old for they are
the silent sentinels of the joy and pain of life, the purveyors
of an aged truth, not an old truth, but a truth aged, simmered,
savored and experienced. We will be entrusting this truth to you
as it was entrusted to us, begrudgingly, and sometimes fearfully
for we are aware of the mistakes we have made and fear the mistakes
that you may make. I will pass the banner of my life to my
children, grandchildren and great grandchildren
having been blessed to meet them, to teach them,
to know them and watch them grow(well the great
granddaughter not so much yet). I have learned to
respect them as men and women and to trust them
with the great responsibilities of age, love and
growing wisdom. I will continue to walk my path
and as i glance cautiously over my shoulder,
breathe easier as I see that they have chosen
their own.
12/3/2020
Your Advice to the Youth Poetry Contest
Edward Ibeh - sponsor
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