~ Do As I Say, NOT As I Do ~
{My beautiful reckless abandon}
Some years ago, before reputation
Defined my veil ingloriously
I danced in my head fearlessly
And moved through raindrops so easily
That defeat, of any kind, never occurred to me...
Today, I am old and unhappy
A product of my own stupidity
I comprehend in retrospect so sadly
That my light should have shined
So much more brightly...
As the days tumble by I begin to recognize
The secrets within time's pre-planned lullabyÂ
The reasons why I cried the tears that I cried
And the beauty of it all in the ways that I tried
To bring pride to my family and friends
My beautiful reckless abandon
Naive, predictable, but oh what a shine
As I selfishly found in the arrogant portion
Of becoming wise...
When wisdom alights upon the brow of a man
It's time to metamorphosize internally
To speak with those two or three friends
He has learned are true to him so obviously
And so as I begin my 'road less traveled'
I first,
Fall to my knees and thank the lord
To be alive again
And to have friends
That believe in me...
Tony Taylor
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i feel your pain i to am happy
for what happen to me but some day
and i to look back at my lifeÂ
at 62 and say why did i go there
when i shount have and forÂ
the place i should have gone
at the time i didnt go and i look
back and ask why didnt i go there
there must be reason why back
then like you Tony i have hard life i
moved to many times to placeÂ
that were terrible but leaned lotÂ
there and never forgot whatÂ
i saw and leaned lost lot friends
over the years you have great friendÂ
in cherie dont ever lose her she a great lady
peace and love to you Tony you have friendÂ
in me as wellÂ
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Wow!! Thank you GREG!!...you are WAY too kind brother!!…..Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and your life......the honesty rings loudly from your words.....garnering love from us all!!…...stay groovy my friend!....LOTS of Love!!…..T xo : )
Age is wisdom my friend and this is excellent.Â
NigelÂ
Thanx so much Nigel....sorry for the late reply....smiles.....T xo
Oh, I think there are many who can relate to this! I know I can! We lol around in youth thinking we have forever... But we don't, and it is not until we get older that we realise just how short a time 'forever' is. Too often we find ourselves at a place in life where we realise just what we should've done all those years before... But you know what? It is never too late.
Go for it now... While you can... Look forward and never backwards.Â
Great poem, Tony! Love the flow and rhyme x
Years more than wisdom are experience, and according to our principles they shape the personality, proof that the years do not confer wisdom we have in Trump, almost eighty years old and has the mind of a teenager from Manhattan.
Years are nothing more than a consequence of our lives, experience teaches us to discern, and discernment can lead us on the paths of knowledge.
In short, years do not always lead us to wisdom, often people age knowing everything.
Greetings.
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Thanx TINA....sorry fir the late reply....smiles....T xo
Interesting retrospect poem on life as you get older, the regrets and after thoughts and then the wise person you become later. Something to think about for all. Greatly versed I like the second verse in particularly. An excellent read Tony! ??
Thanx PRATIBHA!!...sorry for the late reply....smiles.....T xo : )
“That my light should have shined
So much more brightly...“ yup, expectations unmet, opportunity bungled. Life is littered with such corpses. Great heartfelt write!
Thanx JOHN....sorry for the late reply.....smiles.....T xo : )
There is always some reason for thanks to our creator, and having a friend who believes in us is one of them. The light we emanate turns on and off as we live, sometimes it shines brighter and sometimes less, but that light remains with us always, the light belongs to the immaterial of our souls.
A Greeting, and Congratulations on the Composition.
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Wow!!…..LUCAS.....so cool to see you on the pages again......sorry for the late reply...….smiles......talk soon?......T xo : )
Very good TONY -
we move on and few of us have your insight.
Cheers,
Terry.
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Thank you TERRY!!….sorry for the late reply......back in action again!!….smiles....T xo : )
Great write ✍ love it
Thanx GREG!!…...so nice to hear from you brother!!…..smiles.....T xo : )
To do any " thing " would be nice ? Surely. :)Â
Missing your unique TAKE ON LIFE. Really. Your works always make one think. About " right versus wrong " or " just versus corrupt " or the wonderful nature, of our dimension. With BEAUTY, or " beast, " affecting our perceptions, of reality. IF, " that " be dared mention, now !!!
" BRING IT BACK " !! The OLD " dissective infective reflective." If, you know " what ? " I mean. :) :) You recognize the inflection, and imperfection, as well as consideration. On, " what ? " matters. Right, of " central hotspot, " with a plot, to boot. Rather, than with " plan, " or fan !!! :) :) S..T AVOIDED, TO CREATE THOUGHT PROCESS, AWAY FROM THE USUAL. You, do not want too much " hitting it " do you ? To, help souls come to terms with their essence, and presence. ON, " EARTH "....or any other " Topic " or " Microscopic " or " Panoramic " !!
Clearly, so ?
Take care, pal. :) :) " The Main Protagonist " ?
Sir Richard,
You WILL be hearing from me soon......Better than Ever.....Promise......and Thank You for being so supportive of my work!!........Hugs n Smiles.....your friend and admirer.........T xo
:) Take Care, Pal. :)