A Stroll Dow Memory Lane

I wrote this on January 6, 2010. While anticipating a class reunion, I was thumbing through the old yearbook. Not only did that bring back some memories, but set me to reflection of the past years.

A Stroll Down Memory Lane

A stroll down Memory Lane

And the paths of Yesteryear,
Bring a thrill, excitement, joy,
And, oh – what’s this – a tear?

A tear for youth that is now gone, gone for aye;

A tear for friendships the years have tak’n away.
A tear for memories of things that might have been;
For dreams not realized, and failures come again.

But awake, my soul, dwell not on auld lang syne.

Think not on things that once were, or things that could have been.
But thank the good and gracious God who leads along the path
Of life, and gently guides us home again.

For He sees the way, the roads that we will choose.

And He directs our steps and molds us to be used.
Disappointments and failures serve only to enhance
Our capacity for joy and our need for pride to lose.

With the years come wisdom, at least, that’s what they say.

Being wise, let’s focus on the joys that come our way.
For blessings have been sprinkled, no, poured out along our path.
These outshine all the scars, the failures of our past.

So, my soul, take heart;

Yesteryear is gone, and tomorrow is yet to be.
Today you have been given.
So live it full and free.