A Living Legacy

Your story does not end in death,
for you live beyond that final breath.
I can feel you softly in the breeze,
and see you dancing with the trees.

You’re the stone in the water,
the ripple in the pond.
I hear you roar above the waves
when life comes crashing down.

You’re the sun that warms the sky,
the light that shines within the dark.
I feel your fire within my soul,
holding back the cold.

You’re the earth beneath my feet,
the roots that give me strength.
I feel you steady every step,
and drag me from the depths.

You were there when I took my first breath,
and we’ll both outlive my last.

2 responses to “A Living Legacy”

  1. Constant in my own mind is how I will be remembered, knowing that I have no control for how long I will be remembered.

    1. Just take a walk through a graveyard or a cemetery, very few people are remembered for very long. Our influence can live on far longer.

      I don’t know my great great grandparents names, but they influenced my grandfather, who influenced me, and the cycle will continue for as long as there are humans.

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