FOR THE CHILDREN OF ELDERS

So you can hear the whole story
and know yourself in clearer light
So you can discover the shape of life
and how you fit your ancestral arc
So you can keep your parents with you
to help your children walk their path
So you can release the past at last
by knowing how your parents grew
So you can strengthen threads of being
through you, your children, life renews.

FOR ELDERS

So you can set the record straight
and inspire youth with your story
So you can speak of pinnacles reached
through strength of will and sacrifice
So you can give your love and truth
to kith and kin, your sacred right
So you can share your wisdom learned
from the fray of life to light
So you can hear the gratitude
for what you gave from your heart
So you can say what still remains
without regret, to do your part.