The phrase goes, "old is gold"—
And this old adage indeed,
todate water it holds,
For the 'good old days'
had some good old ways.
So I'd rather not exchange
old lamps for new,
lest I suffer as in Aladdin's tale
and loose everything of value.
For if I lose my old lamps,
I've no genie to restore my loss—
So beware of modernist shams.
Don't let change be your boss.
History's medieval days
of extended families,
when elders were revered
both for stories and homilies.
They passed on oral tradition
and cultural sensibilities.
We should try gauge what better be preserved,
So olden values are granted the respect deserved.
For some 'olds' are such pure golds
that like gold they never
fade or catch moulds.
Likewise, some traditions
are such real treasure—
You can't leave them behind
to the past generation
in return for surface new pleasure.
Or it would be soil—
or rather, soul erosion.
Pray keep some golden old mores
from such corrosion...
Change for the better,
not for the worse—
Assess and
analyze any new thing
first.
Ah, the old old mores—
they might seem such bores,
but it's they which make
the best folklores!
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S.zaynab.M.V.Kamoonpury (Pseudonym) (
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Comments9
As someone who loves history and antiques, I could not agree with you more! New is not necessarily better. Very well written!
Yeah man we should be choosy about changes. Thanks soo much for smart comment.
This poem extols the old in favor of the new. With rhyme it makes its point. Not that all new is bad but one needs to know what lamp one is trading and what one is loosing in the trade. Nicely written and with a sound message. Well done
Indeed you have summed it exactly, not all changes are bad or good.
Thanks for fine feedback,
You are most welcome
There are treasures in both new and old. Too much change is debilitating as well.
Oh yes very true. Thanks soo much for super comment,
a clever write with clear message
Thsnks soo much for great feedback,
always welcome
Old things are familiar and represent things of our past! Special poem, nice job
Warm thanks for great comment,
Nice poem. Change is not necessarily good or bad but usually what we make of it.
Yeah there are both good and bad changes. Thanks for fine comment,
Hi, a very good, well-based and rather well-tuned poem. Best wishes,
Warm thanks for great feedback,
Good write Z.
Thanks poet orchid, im sure i will have a poem on orchids one day.☺️
am in agreement with your sentiments - well expressed...
Warmest thanks for comment dear,
Always welcome 🤗 was on holiday hence the delay
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