"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 tree