From Life We Do Learn Poem by Francis Duggan

From life we do learn something new every day
We never stop learning as some like to say
And from others we learn something we never knew
Yes everyday we live we learn something new
Not every old person you know is a sage
Some young people have wisdom way beyond their age
I know many younger people far wiser than me
Of that age does bring with it wisdom there is no guarantee
Few lessons in life ever come to us for free
At least anyhow that's how it seems to be
Though for our every mistake there is some price to pay
We learn as we live as some do like to say
That from living we do learn does seem so true
And from life we receive what is only our due.