Preserve the Past

Preserve the past in order 
to make tomorrow a better place.

With the strength of ten
and the mind of one
brush off those wounds
aging the surface
and free up your thoughts

It is there the lessons do lie
where man and nature survive
together we all live as one
amazed with each setting sun 

Listen ...
as the bluebird sings her sweet song
and a hungry child listens along
fly into the breeze and see
this here is just you and me

Restless real beauty lives
deep in the recesses of time
in heart the good mother strives
holding hope for our kind and our lives
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Ricci Avatar
July 7, 2017 at 6:40 AM
Hello Tim. I hope this day finds you well. How very true your words because they are. Nice work with the rhyming also. Well done entirely. Enjoy the day.
Vaso Avatar
July 2, 2017 at 6:41 PM
I really loved this poem, wisdom, and soothing words entwined in verse.
Onclaud Avatar
July 2, 2017 at 8:49 AM
enhancing my sense of hope, tim... nicely scribed..huggs
Andresen Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 2:42 PM
- Tim, this is beautiful :) - Best wishes for a peaceful & lovely weekend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Walker Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 12:20 PM
Yes!! Very inspirational Tim, as Darren has said. Sometimes joy can be found in places and things no one would expect, but it all depends on what you focus on. Great write :)
White Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 11:52 AM
My friend, that is so inspirational. I am going to listen to the birds now, and think of this.
Downing  Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 10:31 AM
Beautiful, Tim :)
Pigeon Tart Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 9:43 AM
Lovely :)
Sands Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 8:38 AM
This is so nice Tim. I fully enjoyed this and can relate. Another favorite.
Lane Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 8:34 AM
Real beauty lives in nature, if only people would slow down long enough to listen and look. Nice reminders, Tim.
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