Nothing is New; Just Old and Retold
by William S Cottringer — Read all 146 poems by William S Cottringer
Common sense wisdom is remembering the simple truths just on the other side of complexity.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
NOTHING IS NEW; IT IS JUST OLD AND RETOLD.By Bill CottringerNothing is new;It is just old and retold.Things aren’t as they appear;What you think you knowAin’t always so.It takes a while to see the obscure;And the obvious, even longer.What goes around,Eventually comes around.Progress is remembering that.We aren’t really learning,Just remembering what we forgot.We aren’t a work in progress, but progress at work—working to make progress.Progress is going to the rightAnd going to the left,So we can get to the center.That’s where we see clearly—Where we’ve been, where we’re going.