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~Today Passed~



Whatever it held of good or evil
is now woven into the
inevitable pattern of life.
I cannot recall one unkind word,
nor retrace one foolish step.



The tapestry is woven.
I might look at the pattern
and regret the threads of selfishness,
the ravelings of hate,
but I cannot remove them,
for they are now a lasting part
that holds together the weavings of today.



I may search for a thread
of human kindness,
may look for a touch of love
and beauty to give color
to my drab design,
but if I did not weave them
in my gleanings of today,
I cannot add them.



Today has passed.
But if tomorrow comes,
it will offer me
a clean and empty loom,
and fresh strands
of hope and faith.



Perhaps then I can
weave a lovlier pattern,
with less of the gray of care
and the purple of pain,
and more of the gold of truth,
and the blue of trust,
and the shimmering white
of faith and purity.



Perchance I can
throw open my mental blinds
so that there may be
reflected upon my loom
more of sunshine of cheer
and the hope of optimism.
Perchance I can focus
upon the beautiful
instead of the ugly.



I will not be
mortgaged to the past.

Today is no more.



By Leola Archer



Thank you for walking with me friend!

Nancy Sue