Days Gone Bye

The days that once passed so slowly,
have turned into years with hardly a pause
before the next year has come and gone.
 
Giggling children once played and chased
together through yesteryear seasons,
when shared innocence leapt into adulthood.
 
Many stories and events make up a life.
Each diverse from the other, each a unique
chronicle of growth, loss, joy and heartbreak.
 
Now I arrive at the place of recollection.
Plans are not as grand and hold less complexity
but are arranged for their ultimate simplicity.
 
We begin to see the past as an intricate plan.
All the unanswered questions of why things 
came about the way they did become known.
 
When vision grows dim, one thing becomes clear.
We see that our journey has a grander purpose
that can only be seen with seasoned eyes.


11/20/2016