There was an old man
With a small plot of land
Where nothing you could eat would grow.
Every season he planted seeds
Yet nothing grew but weeds
Why this happened, he did not know.
One day a neighbor stopped by
Walked up, looked him right in the eye
And said, “I’d like to help, if that’s okay.”
The man made a grumbling sound
Mixed together salt with the seeds in the ground
Said, “Like you’d know better anyway.”
“I would, in fact,” the neighbor replied.
“I grow crops of all kinds.
“Tomatoes to put on pizzas
“And grapes to make wine
“I sell my plants all over the town
“And sir, I’d really like to help you out.”
The man erupted in a fiery blaze.
“Be gone, I don't need your advice!
“You experts think you're always right.
The people on Facebook said
That a dash of salt will help my flower bed.
And I trust them more than I trust you
With your fancy words
and your fancy tools!”
The neighbor sighed and walked away
He couldn’t make this poor man’s day
But he knew others would be thankful and listen.
The man stomped away from his plot
Opened up Facebook again and thought
Opinions are as good as knowledge and wisdom.