The Wise Man
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The wise man
He sat back,
crinkly-eyed behind his golden rims.
Was this man about to impart wisdom on me?
Surely not.
“When I was your age”
- and my eyes rolled back
“Things were different”
- sure they were.
I considered the moment like Hollywood,
How surreal.
Behind him, the sun set beyond the balcony,
and at this angle, it was magnified through his glasses.
I was sure a director should stop him.
With a cut!
A retake!
“It was 1946, the war was done,
What would we do in a world allied-won?
Where to now, I asked a friend,
There is no money beyond the bend.”
Was that it?
Was that his advice?
TheHollywood reviews wouldn’t be nice.
“And?” I asked with fingers crossed,
An epiphany before it’s lost?
“And what?”
“Well, what did you do?”
He leaned forward –
“I found a job you lazy twit.” - and laughed.
2011 Moira Garcia Gallaga©
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Hi Moira.
This is good. He was a crafty old man as well.
I remember my wifes old grandad on my first visit to him and he asked what i did for a living. I told him that i'd just done 20 years of working away from home and was having a couple of years break. He turned to me an said "No work, no money, no money, no food.
I asked my wife and what is with my 20 years working away from home!! Got no answer.
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LOL Ghaelach
Upppers. I don't often understand poetry, but your piece was understandable without being a piece I'd find in a first grade primer. I thoroughly enjoyed "The Wiseman"
Haha, nice ending to your poem--wise man indeed. Love the light playfulness of this poem.
That's a lovely quote dinkan53, thanks for sharing that and for your comment.
Hi Ghaelach.
Thank you. I guess the much older generation did not quite grasp the concept of taking a "sabbatical."
Thank you for the compliment teamrn. I'm glad you enjoyed it, I meant it to be a lighthearted piece.
Anglnwu, thank you for the validation. I was going for that particular effect - playfulness, and as I mentioned to teamrn, a bit lighthearted as well. Not really my strong suit so I was a bit worried I wouldn't be able to pull it off with this one. A bit relieved some fo you enjoyed it.
I loved the humor that brought the poem to a close. Great poem!
Thank you Vicki.
Great! haha! =)
I loved this. It reminded me of my father. The photos were perfect, too. Voted up!
Thanks for your comments Admiral Joraxx and Habee.
dinkan53 Level 6 Commenter 6 months ago
Nice header 'The Wiseman', attractive for good readers to check out the article. One of the quotes goes through mind, 'A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times'.- Baltasar Gracian