Wisdom Poem by Kingsley Egbukole
Wisdom
When your rain falls
In your own horizon
What do you do with it?
Do you cup your hands
To take a drink to your fill?
Sufficient for the moment thirst
Or do you drink cautiously?
Then fill your empty cans
Reserved for the day of lack
Wisdom is a profitable weapon
In the hands of the prudent
Seek for it diligently.
(Saturday,7/10/2023,1.44pm)
CORRECTION: I now think that I would relocate only the 2nd and 3rd '
more of 'bri suggestions': 'neighborhood' rather than 'horizon'; 'moment's', not 'moment'. AND, as I've told other poets, sometimes my poem-understanding suffers for lack of punctuation marks. (cont.)
In the last stanza the use of weapon 'works', but I think 'tool' is more acceptable (to me at least) . bri : )
Kingsley, I TOTALLY AGREE with your expression of 'Prudence' ['the quality of being prudent'] (cont.)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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8/28/2026 5:14:43 AM # rel_20260827T145718Z_a0f1bd3
......2nd & 3rd? ? ?