Saturday, December 14, 2019

He Owes a Good Deal to the Past - poem

Lawrence Hall
mhall46184@aol.com
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

He Owes a Good Deal to the Past

He owes a good deal to the past - well, yes,
As do we all: DNA, the printing press
Words, books, art, music, ice cream, apple trees
Sunday suits, John Ford movies, honeybees

Food, flowers, clothing, the first day of school
Summer lawns, autumn leaves, the neighbor’s pool
Fishing, wishing, stargazing, that first crush
(The memory of which makes you almost blush)

We owe a good deal to the past - and so
The past is a blessing, wherever we go

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