Sonnet No 7
What is old has eyes on back and ears completely closed,
Youth so far has not seen past yet glides on things it heard,
Lost is man who's seen it all and still looks on deferred,
Fully grown is man who smiles from heart while he's exposed.
Learn from past! That's virtue still, of greatest men I know,
While accepting that it's gone and everything it bares,
Ever-changes this illusion by your current affairs,
You will never end up happy in this wicked show.
Look ahead so you won't fall and change by what you felt,
Ignorant is he who thinks tomorrow he'll find peace,
One who can not smile while poor, will later rarely cease,
Worrying of how to future and this moment melt.
I suggest you close your eyes and fill your lungs with air,
Than please smile for reason none for moments those are rare.
Copyright © Peter Rangus | Year Posted 2016
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