Rooted Memories

Memories of my life go back decades

Some are pleasant, some are incredibly sad

Some are tragic, and some are defining

Some rave of triumphs, some reek of losses

God didn't promise any of us tomorrow

What stabilized us in the past

Differs from what anchors us today and in the future

Experiences change us in ways we can't predict

The death of a child, or being handicapped by illness

Yet the strength to go on is individual

Is it gratefulness to still be alive?

Or by habit, to still provide for those left on earth

To wake up each morning, to the daylight coming in my window

Telling me I made it another day

It is mine, all mine, all day long

To do with this day, anything I want to do with this glorious day

I look back on the memories that are all tied together

For it shapes our lives, mistakes and victories alike

I look back on those memories with sorrow and joy

And wisdom of lessons learned

For now, this is enough to plan my day

Until the light of another morning shines through my window

Until then...............

This is enough!!