O' Wise Man Sage Poem by Claire Sanders

O' wise man sage, pray tell, what do you see?

With eyes as dark as ebony or blackest coals,

Can you see much more than me?

I heard you could venture the future,

And I'm appalled I have to ask,

But I really, really need to know -

Can you also see the past?

 

O' wise man sage, pray tell, what do you hear?

For they say that you are a silent man,

Does that mean you don't speak hither?

I heard that once you spoke in echoes,

So I'm ashamed I have to ask,

But really, really, I have to know,

Can you also hear the past?

 

O' wise man sage, heart is heavy as lead, pray tell -

What, (if ever at all) do you feel?

Do you feel the sun burn on your skin?

Can you sense the weight of another man's sin?

I'm saddened that, I have to ask,

But I really, really have to get you to tell -

Do you know the truth about heaven and hell?

 

O' wise man sage, I fall on my knees for you,

My soul is heavy with the desire for truth,

And still I await some answers to discern,

Yet, I believe that you have taught me,

The most important lesson first,

Wise questions are merely knowledges thirst...