WISE COUNSEL

WISE COUNSEL   When in dilemma, you seek counsel From your peers, my friend You hear them say all sorts of things I will not agree, if I were you No one tries that with me Real pepper, is what I will show In return, you pull down the roof And drag naked fire to light the sea   When you seek a worthy counsel From old men or women You hear them tell their stories When men were men, and women Won by those who deserved them They tell you tales of daring exploits Then leave you to make your mind From the secret keys they embedded   Not all young ones ask you to kill Some warn of danger in the wrong Not all the elders talk in parables Some say things and mock their ages When you need the counsel of the wise Pay attention to the old and young Then take an expedition into the self Heed the caution of the still small voice