The Wise

The wise one with words sparing never has too much to say But he or she as you will find with words do have a way The wisdom in their thinking one might say is profound Yet wise people in plenty they never do abound The wise they are discerning they have a mind of their own Far apart from petty jealousies and self interest they have grown The wisdom in their thinking cannot be bought or sold And it is a misconception that the wise have to be old Those who claim that wisdom to the aged belong to argument give rise You may be in your eighties but you may not be wise Wisdom does not come through education despite what some might say And the wise may be in their twenties or they may be old and gray You may be a very wealthy one a proclaimed millionaire But you may not be a wise one for the wise are very rare.