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“Ahhhh…..Wisdom” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

Posted in Poems, tagged , on May 21, 2012| 2 Comments »

Courtesy of renewaldynamics.com
“Was God’s touch for Life or Wisdom which Brings Life”

 
Ahhh….Wisdom.
Where were you
when I needed you.
 
In my youth I thought
Love was guided by my sexual passion.
 
It was much later in life
that I learned
that passion in a physical
relationship should not guide
our life decisions.
 
Our passions should be
for goals on a higher plane
in our lives.
 
Passion to learn.
Passion to serve.
Passion to bring
Joy to our Creator.
 
Today as I sit here
as a man in the twilight of his life
grey with aching bones
and tired eyes.
I now know
my youth is forever gone. 
 
If I could have had one wish
if I could go back in my life
with another chance. 
 
It would have been
to have the grace of Wisdom
much earlier in my life.
 
Ahhhh……Wisdom.
Where were you
when I needed you
earlier in my life?
 
 
 
 
 

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