Sonnets On Wisdom and Age

SONNET(S) ON WISDOM and AGE When I was young my folly knew no bounds. Though some may say the perimeter’s been extended. I now confess my ignorance, giving me grounds To think that some false knowledge has been amended Full many have sought enlightenment as their quest Some ascended peaks of wisdom and marked the way Yet interspersed their lives with faults manifest Transcendent knowledge could not lift feet of clay So perhaps a degree of common sense and prudence Would be a more rewarding aspiration Giving increased self respect and sin’s avoidance To live lives with more fulfilling destination Still I hope that I achieve before my demise A state of being a little less unwise But on the other hand …….. Away with common sense and ruling caution I no longer have the time for such restriction I’ll not go with care and mete out every portion But live life without consent or benediction There are two diverse types of sin which to admonish There are those of commission in other words ‘the done ones’ Then those we should’ve but didn't, and it may astonish We feel guilt though without the pleasure of ‘the fun ones’ Now if we do, there's a risk of errant action So we shy the primrose path to the permanent bonfire But should we do nought, our inaction ensures infraction So we might as well take our chance and perhaps reach higher Though in deeds that damage another we may be chagrined Let us otherwise throw caution to the wind