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

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

If only we could travel back on the tides of time my friend.

[Brette Medb]

Age is the only thing that brings true wisdom and even then sometimes it escapes us. This is a true piece of wisdom here. Beautiful words.

[ice]

Brother Tate

This poem in itself proves that we are moving in small increments towards nirvana, or "enlightenment"..poems like this are the roads that lead to Shambhla..
I know the road is long, and in some parts, dreadful..
But

"Why can't we inherit wisdom
pass along what we know
Given benefit of insight
could help our species grow"

You have inherited the wisdom to write this poem..so maybe we all have a chance after all..

Namaste

ford

[Seashell]

This is fabulous as usual Tate. The thought scares me that we simply can't turn the clock back and do or undo things. 'If only' I guess is the one thing I would say here. I bet we all know what we would change, but as wisdom, experience and maturity takes time (maybe even a lifetime), we could, as you describe never get it completely right. Maybe we are not meant to.
Thanks for share
Babsie xx

[piggy]

what you have written here is really lovely

[Ice QueenJen]

This was a great poem, we all strive to better ourselves to no avail. By the time we gain the wisdom to know better, we are to old to do anything about it.

[Haley Lynn Thomas]

beautiful.

[?]

Tate,
This is amazingly beautiful and full of truth. You write from your heart and soul. I love that. Although I dont like that you always seem to make me cry. lol
You are always leaving thoughts for the reader to think and ponder. We, the readers can what your feeling or thinking and writing. This is so beautiful Tate,
am always waiting for your next piece of poem, thoughts, wisdom. Wonderful

[Art Sun]

Tate how do we find this peace and love within a world that constantly is evolving? War, disappointment, our youth, life...we question everything and it is all as it should be...unfortunately...we have been placed here to journey and take wisdom with us into the next journey of life...Our Soul never dies my friend it seeks to be more...

[Sujash I. Purna]

"The thoughts of youth just melt away
as all become the past"

Very wise. I loved the philosophical wisdom here etched in this poem...