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The Impression You Leave

Put your hand in a bucket of water
Pull it out, what do you have?
You find more of an impression
Left on your hand than in the water

Walking barefoot in the sand
You leave behind a set of footprints
The footprints will soon be gone
But the sand will still be there

The wind blows and it howls
It will often cause destruction
Strong enough, it can knock you down
But you can do nothing to stop it

God created the forces of nature
He also formed man from dust
Before long we return to dust
As nature still rolls on.....

Comments

Gin said…
Humbling isn't it? Makes all of our huge problems seem not so huge after all.
July 15, 2009 1:29 PM
clean and crazy said…
this is so sweet, i love the sentiment, and how true it is
July 15, 2009 6:31 PM
Pat Jenkins said…
you've depressed me wixy... heck everything i do is forgotten!!.... though that may be for the benifit of mankind as i think about it....
July 15, 2009 7:01 PM
SandyCarlson said…
A true and humbling thought. Well said.
July 15, 2009 10:19 PM
J. Moses said…
Well put. Great thought!
July 16, 2009 1:58 AM
Ms Hen's said…
What a great way to start the day.. Coffee and Poetry.. (thank you so much for sharing this )
July 16, 2009 10:07 AM
Syd said…
Great post Cliff. I like the message in this poem.
July 16, 2009 10:25 AM
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