None Ever Come To Stay

With them go my joys and sorrows this life spent chasing dreams The grandiose philosophy built of my lofty hopes and schemes

Scout and I 

The time trickles by unnoticed

our moments fade away

While their coming and their going

pass us by day to day

 

Each new morn comes by to meet me

as nothing seems to last

The thoughts of youth just melt away

as all become the past

 

With them go my joys and sorrows

this life spent chasing dreams

The grandiose philosophy

of lofty hopes and schemes

 

Younger days when I once believed

I'll sleep when I am dead

Now I feed the mind on learning

I still keep those fires fed

 

Why can't we inherit wisdom

pass along what we know

Given benefit of insight

might help our species grow

 

The generations march to war

pounding drums of glory

Saying it will happen no more

it's the same sad story

 

Gales form around each new child's life

what they don't know be true

The winds foretell what future holds

oh if they only knew

 

The sands of time keep flowing on

our lives to pass away

Some are coming, some are going

none ever come to stay

Fair usage assumed 

Author's Note

We will never make it to enlightenment at the rate we are going. Men just don't live long enough to learn from their mistakes.

Reviews

[M]

This piece deeply resonated with me. What a heartfelt reflection on time, regret and wisdom.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you I appreciate that

[Levi Levin]

A great piece indeed with loads of wisdom. It happens to us all, soon the young shall be old and they will also fall. Great job!

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Levi If only we lived long enough

[Lorry]

Regrets, i've had a few...but haven't we all? It is only when we are past the peak of the hill of life and on our way down, that we begin to see those everlasting days of youth and options in the following generations instead of ourselves. And although we can smile at their exuberance, the smile falters a little at the decline of our own.
One day, it will all be behind us, and even in regret, we will hopefully see that we didn't really do all that badly, despite what we think now.
A beautifully poignant and reflective piece Tate. Superb.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Lorry. If only we had the benefit of hindsight in youth. But that is sadly never the case. But what of the adventure the adventure that speaks to us all in youth?

[Chris Shaw]

'we are in time a mote of dust,
a pin prick in an ocean sky".Our time on earth is short, there is much to learn and we rarely learn by our mistakes. From the moment we are born, we are doomed to die. As you say, not one of us stays. Wonderful read Tate. An accomplished write.

Chris

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Christine We are nothing if not war like

[Chris Shaw]

Sadly that is how we are, but not everyone sings from that sheet.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

thanks for entry into my comp with this wonderful poem and music and pic
great combination of words thanks

[Tate Morgan]

You are welcome Julie

[andrew mitchell]

Nice work Tate and how true. You don't realise how fast time travels until you look back! Another faultless presentation and a great song !

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Andrew Nice to see you again. I think the sight might be getting a revival of sorts. I hope so. I think Ill spend a little more time here. I Dont know what caused me to write this one. It was just a thought about how we all are tricked into thinking patriotism is more important than education. Hence we join the military thinking we are doing our part. But in the end its the majority of us who fight for the minority ruling class. I wish we as a society could get over our Waring ways

[andrew mitchell]

indeed how true, just expendable pawns and any survivors are forgotten, while the minority live a luxurious lifestyle!

[Richard McLin]

A beautiful piece. You always have such a great presentation to your pieces. accompanying video w/ music and your book covers. It is always a pleasure to read your work.
-Richard

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Richard Thank you . I have always tried to make my pieces jump off the page if possible.I try to take into account that many of us don't have the eyesight we once had. So I always increase the type size and the flavor of the font. I appreciate that you like them. I try to keep them as short as possible and Since I'm as common as a weed I try to use common language in uncommon ways.Again thank you friend

[Barbz]

Brings to mind the hallowed phrase " Once Upon A Time".....the times of our hopes and dreams, tainted at times by our know it all arrogance. How I wished I would have heeded the advice of my elders in their wisdom.....only to repeat it to my children as time revealed those truths to me. Time is not on our side, giving us mere moments for our species to grow...but for a miracle.......Very thought provoking, Tate! Barbz

[Tate Morgan]

Barb i am so sorry i forgot to comment on this I thank you. Yeah the dreams are always tempered by time and reality

[Cindy Marietta]

I can't express how perfect each line of this poem is.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you what can i say to that but Im honored

[Jerome F Knox III pseud..]

I really enjoyed this piece. Perfect rhyme scheme and the message progressed all the way to the end. The ending was perfect

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Rico