About the Work

Basking in the glory of yesterday can throw shade 
                      on the duties of today.
       Create a new fabric,be renewed,be refined
                          Be replenished
                      Old accomplishments 
                      need be tucked away 
              In the safekeeping of darkness.

          We meditate too long,on memories gone.
                    Basking in yesterday's glory

                          Yesterday's pain
                      is like a mother mourning 
                   A dead child while ignoring the 
                             Ones still living.

                Its seems wiser to visit the past.
            Returning to the future with relevance
                       Restoring lost arts.
                            "Old Technics "
                        Still require new thread.

                    Cloth left in the light too long will
              Give into withering,fading and shredding.
              Be about the work that now needs doing.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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August 30, 2015 at 11:16 AM
what a Beautiful way to say....keep it moving day by day....learn from all mistakes....and be strong so your will wont break....;)
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