What Is, Is! Poem by Peter Strugnell

As I walked a lonely mountain track
i met an old man with a pack on his back
'are there any wise words with me you'd like to share
is there anything of which i should be aware'?

'don't waste your time on things that can't be changed
or think that someone else, has got to be blamed
worry will leave you, so tired and weary
these are my thoughts, this is my theory'


as high as a mountain, as wide as the sky
my love for you, i could never justify
like the rivers, the ocean and the sea
what is, is, and shall always be

you're living in the future or the past somehow
I for one am going to live in the now
like our meeting and our conversation
it's the journey that counts not the destination

'to strive to be the best is an absurdity
you've just got to be, the best you can be
play the hand your dealt, play your cards my friend,
it's all you can do, it's all I recommend'

as high as a mountain, as wide as the sky
my love for you, i could never justify
like the rivers, the ocean and the sea
what is, is, and shall always be