Young men's counsel breathes desire, Ardent passion, raging fire. Old men's counsel utters truth, Governing the fires of youth. Young men's counsel leaps on high, Like a rocket in the sky. Old men's counsel will be found Firmly fixed upon the ground. Young men's counsel bravely dares, And a lordly front it wears. Old men's counsel, brave yet wise, Tests its wings before it flies. Young men's counsel looks afar Where the shining mountains are. Old men's counsel seeks to know Safest ways and best to go. Young men's counsel, over-bold, Grasps a prize, but does not hold. Old men's counsel, rich in deeds, Plans, persists, and then succeeds. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO TIME by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOMEDAY BOOK: MIRIAM FAY'S LETTER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DOMESDAY BOOK: FINDING OF THE BODY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS PEACE ON EARTH by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON DOROTHY'S DOWER by PHOEBE CARY SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 14. 'I LOVE THEE' by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |