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Those Who Came Before
Neglecting to learn from the past
Is a form of
Madness
History teaches us well
The present is tense
With errors
What we call progress
Innovation
Is hollow without
The lessons
We continue to stumble
In darkness, fumble
Without the established
Shine of reason
it tells us much
Through precedence
How we err
And, of course, succeed
All trumpeted as
Breakthrough
It would be all for naught
Pure rot
Without the trials
And light shed
By those who came before.
Is a form of
Madness
History teaches us well
The present is tense
With errors
What we call progress
Innovation
Is hollow without
The lessons
We continue to stumble
In darkness, fumble
Without the established
Shine of reason
it tells us much
Through precedence
How we err
And, of course, succeed
All trumpeted as
Breakthrough
It would be all for naught
Pure rot
Without the trials
And light shed
By those who came before.
Published 10th Feb 2020
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10th Feb 2020 7:19pm
The lessons
We continue to stumble
In darkness, fumble
Without the established
Shine of reason
it tells us much
YEP :)
Excellence in humbleness Sir Crow
Always learning I hope...it seems we try
Pen On Good Man
We continue to stumble
In darkness, fumble
Without the established
Shine of reason
it tells us much
YEP :)
Excellence in humbleness Sir Crow
Always learning I hope...it seems we try
Pen On Good Man
10th Feb 2020 7:27pm
We do try, but are often distracted by gimmickry, falsehoods and those out to make a buck with the "new and improved.' Some ignore the fundamentals and jettison established truths. History has laid the groundwork. Thank you for the kind comment, souladareatease.
10th Feb 2020 8:18pm
10th Feb 2020 8:33pm
I'm glad you agree, SweetOblivion. Just a reflection on historical past, and what the present holds. Thank you.
10th Feb 2020 11:55pm
11th Feb 2020 10:11pm
I'm glad you found this to contain some truth. We still have much to learn from the past, both mistakes and successes. Thank you!
11th Feb 2020 3:27am
We live and learn through experience, and life is an experiential journey; the key is knowing how mistakes are key to growing one, holistically.
Love the lessons learnt... 🌻
Love the lessons learnt... 🌻
11th Feb 2020 10:13pm
You write comments with the eloquence you bring to your work. Thank you shadow_starzzz.
12th Feb 2020 2:19am
AMEN AND AMEN! Dude I want you in the spot at the top 😁🙏 I'll be in charge of planting lawn signs, VOTE FOR SIR CROW! He'll make the other bastard eat some of him" Well something like that. 😁 This is now one of my favorite conjugations, "The present is tense." Bravo Sir Crow!
