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Wisdom and Knowledge
by Anthony Amde Hamilton → (All Poetry by Anthony Amde Hamilton)
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This Poem was recited for Bob Marley and his family at the memorial service in Jamaica.

 
WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE
 
Wisdom and Knowledge left college,
Wisdom went east to a feast,
Knowledge went north, south, east and west
in conquest, technology became life’s test
Wisdom hid ‘cause of what Knowledge did
Hid away ‘til Judgment day
 
Knowledge moved on as far as the Moon
cracked the Earth, took its worth
stole man from life, messed up air
poison everywhere
Creative knowledge without wisdom flourished
bigger bombs were made and dropped on have nots
 
World control became the goal
knowledgeable monsters gained control,
souls were stole for mere gold,
technique was in the minds of mankind
floating in wine
sailing through life in a therapeutic way, learning
new technical tricks, life slowly
sliding away
 
Books, not feeling, was life’s thing, Man checked
a book on how to cook, took his life to a psyche
into a book he would Look, to label your brain
Schizoid Paranoid or some other technical jive
that make you look at you and not he
remember my Brothers and Sisters
what I say to you
Life has showed me all this pain labeled an Evil thing,
but raise your heads high 'cause Knowledge
without Wisdom will die
 
Wisdom hid because of what Knowledge did,
hid away ‘til Judgment day
      And that ain't far away 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 Reviews of "Wisdom and Knowledge"
Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on September 5, 2008
creatively inspired ...

Reviewed by Connie Faust
Reviewed on August 31, 2008
I don't know Bob Marley, but I found this a fascinating writing.
It would help if you used more punctuation, periods at the end of sentences, especially.
As for the content, it is a stark indictment of the world of today in general.

Connie

Reviewed by Jeff Mason
Reviewed on August 31, 2008
nice - i think Bob Marley would have liked this. -- Jeff

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on August 31, 2008
Impressive way with words.

Ron


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