He sees the world through learned eyes
that have witnessed many affairs
All the rising, falling empires
through history's gaze he now stares
But on they come from far and wide
beating a path up to his door
As if what they had to offer
he had never heard of before
Yet still they will not stop trying
to sell him wares of their own ways
And save the soul of this good man
before he meets his end of days
As a product of the old school
he's seen it and done it before
There is no need to prove himself
to each child who comes to the door
They could stand an education
from this man with a long life span
Never try to teach an old bard
on the new ways of god and man
Tate
Original poem with music
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/aristate/652074/
May 31, 2014
May 31, 2014 at 11:15 PM UTC
He sees the world through learned eyes
that have witnessed many affairs
All the rising, falling empires
through history's gaze he now stares
But on they come from far and wide
beating a path up to his door
As if what they had to offer
he had never heard of before
Yet still they will not stop trying
to sell him wares of their own ways
And save the soul of this good man
before he meets his end of days
As a product of the old school
he's seen it and done it before
There is no need to prove himself
to each child who comes to the door
They could stand an education
from this man with a long life span
Never try to teach an old bard
on the new ways of god and man
Tate
Original poem with music
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/aristate/652074/
Ivor is one educated kind soul .Whose intelligence leaves him the unenviable task of having to witness the truths of life. Thankfully he possesses the heart of a lion and soul of a poet He is a humble man .I am sure he will protest that he does not deserve this. But I say he does. Who are you going to believe?
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