An old man is an archive,
holding records of past history.
They are kept alive and survive
in his memory.
There to share with you and me,
in his wondrous library.
``
In this depository of his mind,
treasures abound you will find.
And in 'the flames of death';
when an old man dies,
a library burns down.
``
Within these waning embers
the cost,
if not passed on.
These records of wisdom,
are forever lost.
Once an old man, is gone~
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- Author: Thad Wilk (Pseudonym) ( Offline)
- Published: October 24th, 2024 09:49
- Category: Reflection
- Views: 30
Comments4
Indeed so with each a burning of the library of Alexandria. A point well taken and a great metaphor my friend
Hii ya Soren!! π π€
Thanks for your
awesome comment my friend!!βΊοΈ
Great a hearing from ya!! π
Best regards peace βοΈ Thad
Good write T.
Hii ya Orchidee!! πΉπΉπ
Thank you I
Appreciate it immensely! π
Have a great Thursday!π
Best regards peace βοΈ Thad
G'day Thad,
Old men leave records everywhere:
Memoirs and (oh no!) poetry.
Nothing rhymes with poetry but βtreeβ
So leave it alone and let it be -
Trees last longer with less hot airβ¦
Phew - nearly fell over there; ran out of rhyme. You are making it harder.. any time you want me to give up, just say so...
Hii ya Dave guy!! π πΆ π
Thanks for stoppin' by! π
Don't give up your rhyming
comments in poetry! π³
Cuz there's other
words that rhyme with it,
other than tree .π΄π€£
Great hearing from ya! βΊοΈ
Best regards peace βοΈ Thad
Yes? Well I was in trouble when I looked - would quite value a small list. Might be handy sometime.... don't know when.... but...π
Such true words Thad, so much id lost when an old man dies.
Andy
Hii ya Andy!! ππ
Thank you my friend!!
Happy you enjoyed!! π
Y'all have a great weekend!!
Best regards βοΈ Thad
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