Iconoclastic thoughts assault my mind,
Intoxicating me with their liquor.
It sometimes seems that I am truly blind,
And questions somehow make me feel unsure
Of how I should respond to those who say,
“The past is gone, good riddance, let it go.
We eat and drink and live but for today.
What others did before I need not know.”
And yet if what is past is now ignored,
Traditions and the things our parents knew.
If thrown aside and easily deplored
Without a thought, nor e’en a brief adieu,
Then must these things which led us through our years
Be left to poets and to sonneteers?
Author notes
Just some thoughts about tradition and it's value. All comments welcome of course.
Written January 6th, 2005
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Very good to read. Expertly put together. And saying much that makes a lot of sense about tradition and it's value.
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Well, I, for one, wish I could recall more of the past. The things I was taught growing up, though are embedded within me. Memory plays dumb on me sometimes though in these older years.... some senior moments, to be sure.
Your poem reminds me of the importance of all those past moments, the lessons learned, the ones we missed, the ones delibertly spaced over yet hidden somewhere in the backs of our minds and the ones passed down through the generations.
I like this, Paul....an important message to us all.
Dee
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A particularly good 'voice'...sort of an evenmindedness comes across here...and again I see the message coming before the structure and by that I mean you're not overly stuffing the package with useless words.
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a very fitting title for the subject.
is sad to think of the art that was lost due to these zealots, and the same is true in the matter of any tradition.
well done.
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This was great to read and so true! I wish I could be this good at sonnets, but the words never seem to come out the way I want them to if I try to fit them into a sonnet. You did a wonderful job expressing yourself and stating the arguement.
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This is sad but So true...this is a great write Paul i love it!! oh yeah, i got another poem published in the poetic power poetry book! i also have the poem on this site, it is "Friends Don't Run"! sorry it's been so long--alot of things going on and sadly, some aren't great but i'm doin ok now i reckon!! talk to you later, write me sometime soon ok?
Again, this is a great write, and you put it such a great format! thank you for writing this one, it has alot of meaning! great write!
GOD BLESS,
Elizabeth -
yay!..again!
Another good one...im running out of things to say here, Paul... -
great write Paul...i kno i'm a young one but i still can see how some of the traditions of the past are getting swept away ..not only the traditions but our vaules too.."sigh"...i even see it in my on family...but as long as some of us hold tight to them they'll never completly disappear...God Bless
tyler -
i've been caught up lately in this subject.it is a one that causes you to ponder.do we really let the past stay the best and if we do then what would become of tradition.this is a very thought-provoking write.i liked it.
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Its ok? Is he insane? Paul, this is lovely. Sonnets are so beautiful when done by someone with your talent, and this one is so thoughtful.
Some people beg to forget the past because of inflicted pain, while some just live for the day and could care less for the beauty of history. I really enjoyed reading this. Hugs, Patricia -
its ok
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