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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=425592" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Mistaken Priorities - 0973 - Current Version</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Mistakes we made are coming home to roost.<br>too little energy remains to boost.<br>A la recherche du temps perdu we flee<br>another act's attacked, the will to see<br>is often absent from the script, see Proust, <br>as 'havoc and the guns of war' are loosed.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We flee towards an end both known, unknown, <br>follow a path which our own past has sown, <br>here straight, there stony, everywhere its key<br>to city_zen in tune with Destiny<br>inscribed in cyphered symbols should be shown<br>not cast away, wind willy-nilly blown.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But fear of fear too often dissipates<br>impressions outlined by the hand that Fate's<br>swift moving finger writes for clarity, <br>when blind eye's turned, and spurned self charity, <br>then senseless seem priorities, debates<br>are blurred where truth all pride of place vacates.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When writing on the wall anticipates<br>the fall to come, the storm which tumbles dates<br>from palm oasis in whate'er degree.<br>mistakes are made as visibility<br>is lacking, insight dawning far too late<br>to save the game that Time's tides terminate.<br>the current lack.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Some look for truth, if truth there be, yet wait<br>on miracle that must emancipate<br>the will to change uncertain outlook find, <br>toil, trouble, hubble-bubble left behind.<br>But many fool themselves, prevaricate, <br>berating blindness they'd eliminate.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">There's none so blind as those who will not see, <br>refuse to act where fact is found to be<br>in contradiction to lip-service paid<br>to hope for scope and insights wise obeyed<br>for actions much delayed must compromise<br>success where false excuse opt out supplies.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Today's priorities tomorrow fade, <br>turn sour before their zest to rest is laid, <br>dissolve distorted by Time's tug of war.<br>What all important seemed one day before, <br>incorporated into causal braid, <br>is trumped with basic instincts disobeyed.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Veils pulled full frontal, cloaked black burka maid<br>divorced from light by self-inflicted shade, <br>with passing sigh to signify too soon<br>both silver spoon and slum lie dumb, stilled tune.<br>Mistakes unmended leave man's world afraid<br>of shadows lack of confidence displayed.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">What's left, sewn through waft-weft of life's rapports, <br>serves not, rots vision clear, fears what's in store<br>for others, for oneself - life's game is played<br>with Life ignoring Death's amoral spade.<br>Timed candle splutters, fame, flame rise no more, <br>darkness enshrouds those who hope's shutters draw.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">(8 April 2010)</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Jonathan+Robin">Jonathan Robin</a><div class=q>
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too little energy remains to boost.
A la recherche du temps perdu we flee
another act's attacked, the will to see
is often absent from the script, see Proust, 
as 'havoc and the guns of war' are loosed.

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