This Too, Shall Pass - Winter on the Salmon River

Winter passes long and slow in Southeastern Idaho. Wisdom is forged in the crucible of time. Hardship forges the metal of determination. Knowledge of the harshness of frozen winter, kindles a spark of compassion in the soul. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the beholder observes beauty, whether it is recognized or not.

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When You Are Old and Wise

When time has slipped from your feeble hold,
And your sands have turned to dust and mold,
When winter winds pass right through you,
When the sun won’t shine and the clouds rain rue,
When you’re left to wonder what it all was for,
Try to succor your soul with something more
Than empty words and lies –
When you are worn, when you are old and wise.

When the fight is done,
And the world has won,
Abandon yourself to the forces that control you,
Console your dashed hope with anything that might do.
If you lose your faith that another day shall be,
Of fear and regret be free,
When you come to face demise,
When you are learned, when you are old and wise.

Perhaps we shall meet another day.
Suffice it well enough to give hope a say.
Before you take the hand of fate, I want you so to know
I’m proud to have you as my friend – I’ll follow where you go.
And if our time is finished forever,
To make the bond less painful to sever,
I leave this poem to sing the sadness from your eyes,
In the end, when you’re old and wise.

~ Daniel F Mitchell

www.gardenofpoetry.com

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Genre and Mood: Classical + Calm

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