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Headstall's Reflections - 23. Chapter 23 Rhyming Couplets- Curious Until the End
Headstall’s Reflections
Chapter 23 Curious Until the End
Just an old man sighing as he stares in the mirror
If he could find his glasses he’d be able to see clearer
So much useless knowledge that has been amassed
What happens to it now with his life soon passed
No more captive audience to hear his boring tales
Or the stuff he could tell you about boats and sails
A lifetime of energy spent in search of mans’ truth
A journey that began in his now distant youth
Traveled the world on real ships that heaved
From the fabric of nations, a tapestry weaved
So much did he share with a loved child on his knee
A spinner of memories that allowed his boy to see
Ridiculous the stuff still residing in his head
Like how to make rope out of gossamer thread
His nighttime approaches, but there’s still much to know
Like when the curtain closes, where will it all go
Is there anything more, is he on some list
Or might he be deposited in time’s primordial mist
His mother always insisted curiosity killed the cat
One more thing to wonder, how the hell did she know that?
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