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What Is a Sundial In the Shade
*Image of Sundial Lawn Landscape by Pixabay.
What is a sundial in the shade?
"What is a sundial in the shade?"
use your gifts and be not afraid,
let your light so shine before men,
and share to all your waking ken,
all simple minds can see the hill,
yet, few whose beacon shines their skill,
ignorance ain't so much a shame,
to be well-learned you should proclaim,
the skilled will test the watery deep,
knowing fully ne'er use both feet,
slip of the foot you'll recover,
slip of the tongue you'll ne'er get o'er,
no one should be their own teacher,
lest a fool will be their master,
an old adage; with age comes wisdom,
although, age comes alone for some.
2021 September 23
*4th Place*
Motto Matters
~~Natasha L Scragg: Judged 2021 September 30
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