There Was a Time When the Wise Ones
There was a time
When families helped each other
Built barns and fences
Shared joys and sorrows
Now it is hired out and
The cost is high
There was a time
When elders shared their wisdom
Taught from experiences and challenges
Now we have experts hawking their wares
They know more and the cost is high
There was a time
When children walked in the world of the elders
They watched them in their daily tasks
Now it is through books or MBA's they learn and
The cost is high
Do we honor the wisdom of our families, our elders
No for they grew up w/o TV or computers
They played in the woods, grew their food,
Watched eagles fly and meandered along streams
What do they know of the world and
The cost is high
© 2002 Susan Bacon Trumpfheller
