When we grow up
can we be wise
I wonder
I doubt it
and yet
there are some who do
some who don't
some we don't know of
no it is hard to tell
even oneself
how can we measure it
how do we know it
yet we know when we see it
or feel it or sense it
we know it
Margaret Ann Waddicor 17th September 2016
Oct 28, 2016
Oct 28, 2016 at 7:54 AM UTC
When we grow up
can we be wise
I wonder
I doubt it
and yet
there are some who do
some who don't
some we don't know of
no it is hard to tell
even oneself
how can we measure it
how do we know it
yet we know when we see it
or feel it or sense it
we know it
Margaret Ann Waddicor 17th September 2016
Also used as a comment on Walter Hoelbling's poem.
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