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Who Is the Fool the Old Or the New

The old sit around with nothing to do The new run around acting like a fool The old look at you and think How times have changed in just a wink There is nothing new under the sun Yet the new search for it trying to find it The old already know they were once new The old know that death is around the corner The new believe that death is far away The Old know it could happen any day The new see the old as people withering away The old see the new as people on their way If you have no time for the old then you are a fool For someday no one will have time for you

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Date: 2/23/2019 8:55:00 AM
"If you have no time for the old then you are a fool For someday no one will have time for you" - an eye-opening poem. These lines pass a beautiful message to the young :)
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Date: 2/20/2019 9:24:00 PM
Words of wisdom. Every line true, (sadly). And so it goes... As Kurt Vonnegut used to write. Nicely done! Best wishes, Gershon
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