AuthorsDen.com   Join | Login    
Where Authors and Readers come together!

SIGNED BOOKS    AUTHORS    BOOKS    SAMPLE CHAPTERS    AUDIOBOOKS    eBOOKS    STORIES    ARTICLES    POETRY    BLOGS    NEWS    VIDEOS    SUCCESS    TESTIMONIALS

Featured Authors:  Cynth'ya Reed, iPatricia Sims, iScott Zachary, iPaul Lonardo, iGlen Schulz, iJill Eisnaugle, iDr. Patrick ODougherty, iM. R. Mathias, iMiller Caldwell, iBrendan O'Brien, i

  Home > Poetry > Poetry        Popular: Books, Stories, Articles, Poetry        Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     

D. Kim Burnham

 Follow Me  

· Contact Me
· Books
· Poetry
· News
· 6 Titles
· 7 Reviews
· Save to My Library
· Share with Friends!
·
Member Since: Oct, 2007

D. Kim Burnham, click here to update your pages on AuthorsDen.



A Fatherly Chat (to my fellow students of ENGL 2513)
by D. Kim Burnham → (All Poetry by D. Kim Burnham)
   Rated "G" by the Author.
Share   Print  Save   Follow   Share on Facebook

I will learn more from you
Than you will ever learn from me.
And Dr. Nerd
Is still a nerd.

But I must give advice.
It is the way of things.
The old fools must teach
The young fools.

Do not let your immortality
Become the omen of your destruction
Nor your omniscience
The black hole of your wisdom.

It is better to be a star
Than a comet.

Learn to fail properly.
It is the mark of grace.
But failure is not surrender
And sorrow is light years from despair.

For each new day
The horizon drops
And the sun appears
To chase away nights' long shadows.

So we must not lose our faith in light
Even when we stand in darkness.
For though its rays may be at times obscured,
The source remains unaltered.

God loves you even when
You do not love yourselves.
You are His children.
He has no choice.

Want to review or comment on this poem?


Need a FREE Reader Membership?


 Reviews of "A Fatherly Chat (to my fellow students of ENGL 2513)"
Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on October 17, 2007
Beautifully written inspirational piece, filled with wisdome....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on October 17, 2007
Your fellow students should pay heed to these wise words. Nicely done.

Dan

Reviewed by stan nassano
Reviewed on October 17, 2007
nice write ,nice words of wisdom to hold on to,
stan


Popular Poetry (Poetry)
  1.  Catching Happiness...
  2.  Finding Trust Again
  3.  Nightsky
  4.  Reality of Another Kind
  5.  Spindrift
  6.  Kindness
  7.  Our Restless Minds
  8.  Luxury of Solitude
  9.  In The Still of The Night
  10.  Dream Just a Dream
  11.  Life's Enormous Green Chest
  12.  Sediment Within the Soul
  13.  Roadkill Memoriam
  14.  Hunting for Truth
  15.  Whisper Pens
  16.  In Praise of Anonymity
  17.  I Have Spent My Entire Life
  18.  Shaved Reflections
  19.  Feeling Lonely
  20.  Serrated Smiles
Free Book Review Program
Select a book to read and review today!

Beat Writings & Ramblings by William haynes

beat poetry like Corso, Ginsberg and Kerouac  
Member BookAds

Poetry Pages: A Collection of Voices From Around the World by Erin Kelly-Moen

A Collection of Voices from Around the World is more than just a poetry compilation. It is a partnership of poets from around the globe brought together by an internet poetry forum. That forum, poetrypages.com, has been the home of many a fine poet s  
Member BookAds

Reality Repair Rx: Knowing What's Up and What's Not by William Cottringer

This is a book of free verse poetry that addresses the seven main tests in life and offers some sensible solutions to passing those tests with minimal discomfort.  
Member BookAds