Nothing new

When I began to innovate
with masonry and its design
I began to contemplate
bold new thoughts seemed in line

But my experience has taught me
there is nothing ever new
my hard experiences brought me
to a realization that a few


people seem to appreciate
what I now know is true
if you stop and contemplate
there is nothing ever new.

A cathedral or an ancient church
epochs and eons older than most
are examined to see how they work
and consult their wandering ghosts.

There is nothing ever new
is what my learning has gotten
there is only that a few
things have been forgotten.