Poem - A Piece of Plato’s Philosophy

A Piece of Plato’s Philosophy

In a conversation with his son

the old man said,

"Wisdom comes with ones

grey hair and beard"

“NO NO” the young man said

"Its not the colour or the

fungus on your face the counts,

Its what goes on in your head.

Said the old man

"I have earned these grey hairs

on my head and my beard

through the trials and

tribulations I’ve lived through"

“I’ve made my mistakes

and kept the receipts

and thats what we  call experience

according to my life’s sheets."

"I won’t argue with that, the young man said

luckily you were born before me

Your experience may help to make me wise

and I hope to grow grey before your eyes."

"with that remark alone said the old man

you are already showing marks of wisdom"

by Hillie Feldman  31st July 1998