Katie says that I am great at explaining things,
You have to know things to explain them,
... and that takes some real education,
unless your audience is stupid too,
...
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Nothing replaces experential learning, you're quite right, Barry. Lessons learnt at the University of Life leave lasting impressions and shape us into what we are. Those last two lines of yours - 'but mostly through the feelings felt, from a million yesterdays' - take things one step further. We're genetically programmed to learn as soon as we are born. Like the natural instincts of a baby to suckle at its mother's breast. Education is learning is instinct.....and so on. A fantastically deep poem, Barry. Top marks. Love, Fran xxx
Experience can be the best teacher...I've always maintained that you don't need a University education to be intelligent. Nicely done Barry...hey so that's how the vote button works...hmmm..10 Hugs, Dee
Excellent poem Barry...Kudos