The ghostly gates of wisdom delivered shadows of long ago.
Naked and restless in summers midnight sweat.
Proverbs of the ordinary appear while I slept.
Assembling a line of simple souls yearning to boldly speak.
A Frenchman approached,
curtsey and sly wink,
Whispering; much we have to teach,
Listen care-fully;
“A fine quotation is a diamond
On the finger of a man of wit,
and a pebble in the hand of a Fool.”
Nodding his head upon final word.
Disappeared from sighted view.
One after another approaching,
eager to imprint;
“Many words will not fill a bushel.”
(American dutch)
I giggled just a little…
nor... a gas tank... either, kindest sir.
A warrior with gleaming spear
Boldly stepped forward;
It is not what you are called, but what you answer to.
Source: (African)
I felt a desert wind when this soul warmly spoke;
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Source: (Arabian)
Remember child,
If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end.
Source: (Arabian)
Dressed in silk, vivid and bold dragon artistry;
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
Source: (Chinese)
Listen well indeed;
A person who say it cannot be done
should not interrupt the man doing it.
Source: (Chinese)
Each word was red smoke that slowly did surround.
Don’t ask me why,
but this one startled with his grip.
He that is busy is tempted but by one devil,
he that is idle....... by a legion.
Source: (German, Italian)
It is not enough to aim, you must hit.
Source: (German, Italian)
Comforting my senses, I smiled understandingly,
it is fact, a dark poet appears in every circumstance.
Wink-wink.
A man filled with light shining from his crown
each word dripping tears that cascade slowly down;
God did not create woman from man's head,
that he should command her,
nor from his feet, that she should be his slave,
but rather from his side,
that she should be near to his heart.
Source: (Hebrew)
Humble thy pride
Teach thy tongue to say, "I do not know."
Source: (Hebrew)
for the eagle does not catch flies.
Source: (Latin, German)
My heart skipped a beat,
Familiar and wise;
Do not wrong or hate your neighbor
for it is not he
that you wrong but yourself.
Source: (Native American Pima)
A good word extinguishes more than a pailful of water.
Source: (Spanish)
Only two remained, determined, and steadfast;
Abundance does not spread; famine does.
Source: (Zulu)
His simple verse agonized my heart.
So you can imagine my surprise,
finale was to be my irish of ancestory,
who tickled my backside.
A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig.
Source: (Irish)
A true friend laughs at your stories
even when they're not so good,
and sympathizes with your troubles
even when they're not so bad.
Source: (Irish)
Better to be quarrelsome then lonesome my sweetest dear.
May you always hear our wisdom strenghtening your heart.
The Ghostly gates of wisdom
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WOW! This is an amazing piece, full of thoughtful and timely wisdom for the malnourished soul. Thank you for sharing, and I wish you all the best of luck in this contest - you have a winner here!! Write on, shine on, Poet (as they say here on AP)!!! Peace, Cyn 
