THE THINGS I DO NOT KNOW

I have an affinity for Socrates…that philosopher from long ago…

Who said, wisdom comes from knowing…there’s so much we do not know.

 

There is an upside to living a life where so many times you have no clue…

For every day holds new mysteries…and many things seem new.

 

I do not know the names of clouds as they float across the sky…

So each cloud seems as beautiful as the next one drifting by.

 

I do not know the names of all the birds…who soar upon the breeze

So each bird seems as beautiful as the next one in the trees.

 

I do not know one bird’s singing from the next bird I happen to hear…

So each bird song is as beautiful as the last to my ears.

 

I do not know the names of all the flowers…I’ve never found the need…

So I am free to find the beauty in ever flower…every weed.

 

Yes, everyday I feel lucky to walk the world with innocent eyes

where every new path is an adventure…every new day…a surprise.

 

And as I walk amidst the beauty and watch nature put on her show…

 

I thank the universe…and Socrates…for all the things I do not know.


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