Heritage

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Heritage






Mollusk crusted rock
 In the ancient midden 
 Reflecting the life
 Of times long hidden

 History for us to unravel
 In these gifts preserved
 Stories of ancestors
 Thoughtfully conserved

 Uniformly collected
 Treasures of times gone by
 Chronicles the account
 Of what happened, and why

 Years of being derelict
 Disrespecting our past
 Acknowledging the fault was ours
 Learning the lesson at last

 We must forgive mistakes
 Ignorance is not a crime
 They knew not the value
 Of that place and time
 


 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

DVerse Poets Pub hosted tonight by Frank Hubeny
He has challenged us with “Blame and Forgiveness”

Word Prompts:

Derelict

Fault

Uniform




	


	

			

	

		
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		I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose.
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			33 thoughts on “Heritage”		


		
		
    
					
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    What a beautiful poem.  They did not know better.  We do now.  Forgiveness is difficult to come by, but it must be so in order to move forward.
    

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      Yes!  Some people don’t know what they don’t know, if you see what I mean 🙂 You must forgive them 💕
      

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