Verba De Futuro

The fellow is either mad or composing verse;

And so to the point of causing nausea

Do I count the brightest hours

Between us, not many, but much

Slowly, slowly, we will get there

As circumstances allow, I am closest to myself

How fearful, is this hour, which shall separate us

Time waits for no one, from here on then

With what has been achieved will then be finished

By writing this is to act, and therefore in this writing

Essentially, it says, 

'If you can read this, you're over educated.'

In my humble opinion, whether gentleman or scholar

He should be useful and pleasant, to be used and abused

Words about the future, a word to wise be it sufficient

Splendour without end hovers between hope and fear

Nothing new these days, as everyone is doing it.

As of ones own kind, in silence, in secret!

He that is silent is thought to consent

By this, keep in faith, peace and salvation

Through difficulties to great things;

The healing power of nature

Is middling the course with highest honour,

To know yourself look at the bottom line

A following age will be amazed, our bond of unity

True love will hold on to those whom it has held

As the fear of death confounds me!

I hope we'll still be friends.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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