Things We Remember
Written: by Tom Wright
January 2015
The memory of a person is established
By the length of shadow cast on earth,
Some shadows remain long after departure,
While others seem to scamper into the grave;
Man is rarely commemorated for two things,
Those not yet started or those left un-finished.
He will be remembered far longer
For contributions made to life’s picnic,
Than for the Doggie bag he toted away.
Yesterday is a storage locker
Containing all of life’s previous endeavors
Tom
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