Fading
Strength of a
generation fading
Memory and legacy
dwindling
Soon to slip
silently into the night
Just a wisp remains
of what was
Carried on through
children
Willingly or
unwillingly
Who I am
Layered generation
upon generation
Layers of geology
Lay one upon another
Archaeology boring
down
Exploring each layer
Piecing together
history
Secrets that glare
No long hidden
Brought to light of
day
Freedom in the light
Don't have to fade
If live a life of
love
Loving well walking
in Truth
Memories float
Like cotton off
cottonwood
Air thick with
memories
Moments and events
of formation
In twilight moments
of life
Not too late for
redemption
Periptery of legacy
still possible
Transformation in
the end
Unspoken spoken
Splitting hardened
hearts
Reconciliation like
honey
Binding fault lines
together
Love breaking
through
Displacing bitter
resentment
Hearts at peace
Pieces puzzled
together
Stain glass of
family
Put together in
artistic joy
Playing with light
Colors of truth
prism'd together
God's bigger than
brokenness
Making right all
that's not
Trusting He'll
deliver
In fullness of time
restoration
About the
Author: Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and
is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (16-327A)
