A Personal History

for the kids

We know from reading histories
there were a few who liked to write
Their collected thoughts about
behavior they thought was right

 

It was even more about how
one could speak of the truth
Of what they did when mature
and even during their youth

 

We all have had a history
that was our very own
But some of our good thoughts
will never be known

 

This modesty is a mistake
we learn to believe is good
We shouldn't hide our beliefs
 though some say we should

 

It deprives those who come after
from knowing what we believed
Some of them may even wonder
how we did what we achieved

 

Family histories are much in demand
our children will know the truth
Including some of our failings
which were anything but grand

 

If you get the point of this poem
you know that this is the truth
Hoping to have been a help
to my children in their youth

 

That was the time we were all
wondering about our background
With a few good words said now
their future may be a bit more sound

 

10.08.2012