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

[timthy]

wonderful piece Tate....love the flow...you are a beast bro!!!

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Tim so nice to see you here tonight i cant sleep

[timthy]

me neither

[Tate Morgan]

my son went to college last weekendand i swear it almost tore my heart out but he is coming home for the weekend smiles

[Mary C]

This is so beautifully expressed and finely written. I love it's depth and wonderful flow as well.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Mary I guess i wish I could live long enough to be enlightened

[Pryde Foltz]

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

A beautiful and poignant write, Tate. I hold out some hope though … enlightenment is always in reach:)

[Tate Morgan]

I am afraid it will not matter as the old want to make the old proud of them

[Ivory]

Beautifully written work : )

[Tate Morgan]

thank you ivory

[Lyn Anderson]

This sums it up in a wonderful way -- so true, and no one is ever here to stay ...

[Tate Morgan]

K>L> thank you yeah we simply rent the space dont we thank you

[MsJewel]

Wise words and a wonderful message in this well written poem. Brilliant writing my friend.

:) Julie

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Julie I dont remember what possessed me to write this one

[Cory Barrett]

The only hope that we ever have to reach enlightenment is to pass on what we know to be true. What we know to be love. All of lessons we have learned, and the bruises we have encountered. If we are able to do this the next generation may be able to reach a little higher, see a little further. Great write Tate.

[Tate Morgan]

thank you I am so glad you understood

[s y e]

Tate this is amazing... A very thought provoking, interesting write that tells such a good story. It is very cleverly written with so much to it.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you noodle

[nancy.sedky]

i love it tate...well written...wise and deep :)

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you nancy

[melissa]

Your poems are amazing i wish I could write that good

[Tate Morgan]

thank you melissa

[melissa]

You're welcome