Two Strains of Thought

Knowledge is outward

Wisdom is inward

Knowledge is awareness of facts

Wisdom awareness of their implications

Knowledge cold, hard, tangible

Wisdom elusive, intuitive, alive

The point on the page may be defined, limited

But the ray runs forth past time and space

Knowledge confines consciousness

Wisdom defies it

Knowledge is understanding the world

Wisdom the marriage between world and soul

O Muse! Pray give us no more knowledge

We are gorged with it

Give us wisdom that we might find some meaning

To this torrent of facts we are drowning in