I will hold a candle for you, this ghost town
Name where status stands on fountains
In the centres of central middle square with old glory
Like Trafalgar square with old glory
I will hold a candle for you in this windy state
Where the sand has invaded and occupies space
Determined to claim back to nature as a debt owed
I will hold a candle for you, old mining towns
That brought wealth and dreams of men no longer here
To assert the importance you once held on treasure's gold rush
Sceptics and philosophers say nothing last forever mortality
Adds more value to meaning and then it is lost
And then it is lost when time expires on what essence we hold
But I will hold a candle out for you, a single candle light burns
Live through me, my vessel as strong and big
Enough to carry such weight of memory
Live with me announce revitalisation
And have old woods become fuel to burn this flame
Keeping us warm in ghost towns
Where echoes whisper and the candle light burns
I will hold a candle out in your name, for you
For glory for your memory in essence more for me
And have sentiments bask in our memory
For I do treasure holding this candle light bright
You became an ancestry in chapters written
As rock foundation we stand on you for firm support
As I watch you join the gods this solemn night
There is lots that needs remembering when one stops to consider all the things that lead to where we are. I like the repetitions in this one.
ReplyDeleteWe must remember and learn from those gone before or we will repeat their mistakes. If we remember, we can honor their glories. Beautiful poem.
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