Stories To Live By

STORIES TO LIVE BY Oh! tell me tales that lift the spirit, energise the soul Inspire a faith that gives the strength to drive toward a goal Let not the story of the nation be a book of shame That current generations may seek solace couched in blame Though there may be dark chapters of our history beset With episodes of evil we now view with deep regret True annals yet tell stories of bold quests by those of daring Who ventured forth with courage, thought of self-preserve foreswearing To conquer craggy peak, cross frozen continent and sea And some of grace faced tyranny, risked life to set us free Let victimhood and pointed accusation not prevail Nor guilt and self abasement write a gloomy new folktale As every day a page is turned to quicken and advance Our lives, should we not be the author of our own romance Then one day hence we may recount in parable or fable A legend that all may embrace to hearten and enable