Thursday 15 February 2018

“When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness“. Alexis de Tocqueville




The spirit must not walk in darkness now;
A guide’s required to help us comprehend -
The Past illuminates, shows what we know:

To act in wisdom’s never to kowtow
To fashion which is worthless and pretend.
The spirit must not walk in darkness now

There’s no Utopia, its far off glow
Is marsh gas, which I cannot recommend.
The past illuminates, shows what we know:

Collective wisdom, customs will allow
interpretation, they will change and bend.
The spirit must not walk in darkness now

There is no need, it’s day, so why endow
black shadows with the nature of a friend?
The past illuminates, shows what we know:

We must hold fast to good, not disavow.
The future always is some antique blend.
The spirit must not walk in darkness now

The past illuminates, shows what we know. 

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