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And Thus They Must Go
I am the past and they are tomorrow,
I am the east therefore they are my west,
I am the yesterday fading away,
For they are the morning to my sunset.
They are the arrows and I am the bow,
And so they go from me, forward and forth,
Launched into the future with projection,
To a time and a place I call True North.
They are a part but don’t belong to me,
A present bestowed upon me and so,
As time goes by they move going onward,
Tomorrow awaits and thus they must go.
They’ll be renewed over and over again,
Working on their visions and their dreams will come,
And I will turn into history for them,
An origin story of where they are from.
They are the horizon I have seen ahead,
Wherever they go I cannot follow them,
A reflection of my anticipation,
I will become the root from which they branch and stem.
They are the light that illuminates the road,
For generations and many other ones,
For they too will one day have gifts bestowed,
Building up legacies from fathers to sons.
I am the east therefore they are my west,
I am the yesterday fading away,
For they are the morning to my sunset.
They are the arrows and I am the bow,
And so they go from me, forward and forth,
Launched into the future with projection,
To a time and a place I call True North.
They are a part but don’t belong to me,
A present bestowed upon me and so,
As time goes by they move going onward,
Tomorrow awaits and thus they must go.
They’ll be renewed over and over again,
Working on their visions and their dreams will come,
And I will turn into history for them,
An origin story of where they are from.
They are the horizon I have seen ahead,
Wherever they go I cannot follow them,
A reflection of my anticipation,
I will become the root from which they branch and stem.
They are the light that illuminates the road,
For generations and many other ones,
For they too will one day have gifts bestowed,
Building up legacies from fathers to sons.
Published 21st Sep 2019
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21st Sep 2019 6:43pm
22nd Sep 2019 7:14pm
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23rd Sep 2019 10:08pm
Thanks HF.
With three boys (closer to being men now), I get a bit nostalgic when I think of them as babies and that my time with them will one day be over. I'm hoping that I've been a positive example for them and it will make them responsible contributors to society. Unlike my father and grandfather, I hope to be live a little longer.
With three boys (closer to being men now), I get a bit nostalgic when I think of them as babies and that my time with them will one day be over. I'm hoping that I've been a positive example for them and it will make them responsible contributors to society. Unlike my father and grandfather, I hope to be live a little longer.
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23rd Sep 2019 10:27pm
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Therefore I think about breaking the cycles. Sounds you like experienced loss very early on.
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24th Sep 2019 1:50pm
My cousin and I were recently discussing our family line. And how only one of our elders stands between what we've always known...and us being the elders of the family. It was a very sobering realization. We're all just a small pocket of time and existence within a very big dimension of family history. Your poem dropped into my mind very solidly in honour of that reality. What we teach becomes our legacy. Beautiful entry, wallyroo92. Thank you for bringing it to the table
25th Sep 2019 11:56pm
Thank you.
Yes, children really make us think about our time here on earth. It only felt like yesterday when I was holding them in my arms, now I'm trying to teach them to be responsible adults.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, children really make us think about our time here on earth. It only felt like yesterday when I was holding them in my arms, now I'm trying to teach them to be responsible adults.
Glad you enjoyed it.
