Emerging Courageous online Magazine - Poetry
WISDOM by Donna
Wallace
If we could only see
the innate wisdom
in a child
Or the seasoned,
learned wisdom
of our elderly
Then perhaps
the rest of us
could learn valuable
lessons
as seen through
a child's eyes
both innocent and wise
Or the eyes of experience
Who've already dared take
the chance
We have so many lessons to
learn
Why do we have to learn
them all the hard way
We have so many lessons
and so little time...
Listen to what elders say
The wisdom of an innocent
child Who
has already learned what the
adult has forgotten
Why can't we learn some
lessons easily
- by simply listening
Respecting
...Hearing...
Learning
We have two hidden
treasures...The
Children and
the Elderly
Wouldn't we be wise to
listen
And be aware that wisdom
lives there
And encourage the child in
us to come
out and play
listen to her songs and
what she continually says
Visit our elderly -
Treasure their life story
See their failures and
glory and
learn the lessons they have
to share
Learn to love them,
respect them
and care.....
Wisdom
Wouldn't we be wise
to learn from someone
whose already learned
or from the inborn
wisdom of every child?
Wisdom
Love and Light,
a.k.a.
Gentle-Daydreamer
© 2002