Charles Henderson Poet Free verse

You Can'T Teach Old Dogs New Tricks

You can’t teach old dogs new tricks

why would someone say this to ------------------YOU 
it would be nice if it worked but it ----------------CAN’T 
old people are too set for to ----------------------TEACH 
advice from the young does not sit well with the OLD 
they think they are going to the ------------------DOGS
they don’t feel comfortable with anything --------NEW
Especially that which can equate to --------------TRICKS

©  Feb 24 2010      Charles Henderson

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Audrey Haick April 13, 2013 at 8:43 PM Congratulations on your poem being featured this week on Soup, Charles! Hope all is well and have a good weekend! Annalise

Victoria Anderson-Throop April 9, 2013 at 4:15 AM lots of fun.. reminds me that I have just experienced a lovely encounter of a young woman asking me to mentor her in the world of teaching...which makes me think.... maybe our old tricks are worth something!

Skat A February 26, 2010 at 6:11 PM THAT WAS A COOL WRITTEN POEM... I REALLY ENJOYED IT IRMA

Carol Sunshine Brown February 25, 2010 at 10:43 AM Excellent End Line Word Poem Charles.I wish you the best in Dane's contest with this poem should you enter it. If you are entering it in the contest you need to put a form which in this case is Free Verse. You always need to have a form when you enter a contest. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart February 24, 2010 at 8:07 PM A different spin on the End Line Word new form of poetry presented by Dane Ann and HGarvey Daniel Esquire.. please let them know u have written this poem to promote their new form as they are keeping a list of all the poets and poems for future use.. this is great Charles... appreciate your comments on my poetry also.. enjoyed.. luv.. Linda-Marie "Sweetheart" of P.S.