spirit of the family tree

Ancestry of Life… Ancestors, a link crisscrossed Connecting the modern generation to its past Dying before we were born Each of us being cells of you Creating family ties, legacies of love Flesh, blood-replenishing life Flowing river with many bends As the path’s walked by man Roots are long and years lie broad Bloodstained trails, weathered branches Severed limbs, creating an origin Man’s journey lives again in spirit Engraved in the family tree Cup of Life… Quench my soul upon the cup of life Searching the night for the tender morn behind the dark An enchanting song that weeps for the moonlight Voices upon the gentle boughs of the willow Birds in passing fading with a melancholy dream Wounded wings leaving nothing but a naked spring A premeditated art of rainbow hues In simple beauty such as a dream Breezes flirt with nocturnal whispers Reflected in the arms of nature’s masterpiece In restless search for that river of existence Branches of generations a coffer of stability Past emerging with the present, an eternal flame that carries on                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cup of life... living in the spirit of the family treeThis is for Survivor Challenge 15. We had to write what we saw in the picture and this is what I came up... Written April 14th, 2002 © on Apr 14 2002 02:49 PM PST, Kathy D   0 • 10