Look Back

A seed can grow a forest…

a spark can burn it down.

Look back at the path you’ve traveled.

Is it scattered with seeds, sprouts and watered trees?

Or, sparks, smoke and smoldering weeds? 

Look in your wake.

Is there laughter or strife?

Forgiveness, or hate?

Are you growing a forest…

or burning one down?

Does your memory wear

A smile or a frown

Laughter or tears?

Words echo on and on, long after they're said.

Are they kind or cruel?

Compliments or cut downs?

The most valuable a legacy

Isn’t houses and lands

Or rubies and riches

But memories that birth, love, laughter and life

Good seeds and deeds, grow a forest of fruit

Is the path you’ve traveled brighter, because you passed this way?

Each step, each breath, may only last a moment

But the ripples roll on forever

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”  Matthew 5:16