pondering yesterdays

alas,

here we find ourselves,

toes dipped in the streams of time,

forever flowing from eternity past

into the eternal to come.

here we sit,

astride the lumbering behemoth,

named Present,

stalking the elusive Future

forging History with every ponderous step.

my friend,

a word to the wise is sufficient,

and a seed planted in season will bear fruit.

like cool water on cracked lips

and warmth of heart and hearth

is guidance to those attuned to

discernments whisper.

let tomorrow not be clumsily crafted

by ignorance

hearts turned by disillusionment

our roads paved with fear

and our streets lined with anger and it's offspring

despair

pondering yesterdays,

let us learn from where we have been

so that we may grow into the better thing

"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid"

~ Benjamin Franklin