Trashcans

Mentally we rummage through Our trashcans of the past Viewing what was worthless When in that trash were cast: A milestone magazine we see in there Worth thousands in “green backs” now Oh my, if we had known The things that we now avow. Mountains of words we wished we’d said Lying in a dusty, useless heap Applicable now that time has passed But … didn’t know that we should keep. And people’s names we thought were bad We discarded thoughtfully But as time passed we slowly learned Twas we who didn’t see clearly. Critiques installed in folders bold Of things we did not approve Time moved on … we re-assessed Those things now are “in-the-groove”. Now we know of judgements made Before our many years did flow Were all based on things We didn’t really know.