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LATITUDES, 4th EDITION
​Poetry  

Lamentations 2.0
​by Sharon Ludan

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         “The best lack all conviction, while the worst
          Are full of passionate intensity…”        
            --       
William Butler Yates
 
 
And what’s the use of wisdom, now,
midst all the noise 
and fray? Is anyone even 
listening,
with the asses all at bray?
 
You may hone your wisdom,
primp and tart and parse it up
in palatable bits; by the time that’s done, 
you’re only one 
among the instant hits.
 
We’re all awash in wisdom now,
deluged on every side
with wit and word, advice 
and ire, warnings
dread and dire.
 
Perhaps consult the ancients?
(If one dares to risk regress!)
They’ve endured for ages --
surely 
their wisdom is the best?
 
But that takes work and study,
patient concentration; we’re 
in an urgent hurry, no time 
for contemplation!
 
As for me,
I’m just a simple everyman.
 
With grit and grace 
I’m muddling through,
crafting my own wisdom,
still evolving 
toward the true.


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