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05/13 2007
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My Wise Friend
My wise friend
will tell you
what someone once said long ago—
Saying,
He who speaks does not know,
And he who knows does not speak.
will tell you
what someone once said long ago—
Saying,
He who speaks does not know,
And he who knows does not speak.
Yet I took this paradoxical proposal
upon face value,
and spoke no more wisdom to the world.
A week or so later,
a stranger in need asked me for a pearl of wisdom—
And, by now, with my tongue atrophied and anxious,
I compromised my silence
By saying,
He who speaks does not know,
And he who knows does not speak.
"So, you do not know," she declared.
"That is all I can say about it," I replied.
I tell my wise friend that
I haven't had much to say lately.
He replies that he has already said
all that he could possibly say,
and he would only be repeating himself.
"You told me that yesterday," I said.
"There you have it," he concluded.
Please Login to post comments| On January 29th 2008 seekerovtruth Said: |
| haha That's absurd! Paradoxically speaking. :) |
| On July 27th 2007 cbewing Said: |
| lol, I love it! I love the alliteration..great point of view. |
| On July 9th 2007 PoeticPang Said: |
| the wisest thing to say ,,, is saying nothing at all,,, ^____^ great inspiring poem,,, woot!,,, XD....... now i'm gonna shut my trapper,, heheheeeeeee *zippp!* |
| On June 29th 2007 worldlywise261 Said: |
| oh gosh, lovely paradox on wisedom...i should explore that someday =] |
| On June 6th 2007 dureall Said: |
| wow! |
| On June 1st 2007 Lindseyk1989 Said: |
| You really do have gr8 words of wisdom =D. Good job. ♥ |
| On May 30th 2007 brokenwing3 Said: |
| I think this is one of my favorites. But it is so hard to choose just one! |
