Who gave us the mountains, <br />Succulent mountains in the sunlight, <br />And adorned with gray shadows <br />That slightly tremble and run? <br /> <br />Who gave us the snowflakes <br />That drifted in the evening light, <br />And dominated the countryside stillness, <br />As the dusk is begun? <br /> <br />Who gave us the pond <br />Often ice bound and frozen <br />With ardent ice skaters, <br />And campfires aglow? <br /> <br />Who gave us the birds <br />That dwell in the pine trees <br />As the sound of the wind roars <br />At the birdfeeder below? <br /> <br />Who gave us a gentle heart <br />With that peace universal, <br />And an everlasting love of humankind, <br />The spirit to live and forgive?<br /><br />Joseph T. Renaldi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lest-we-forget-7/
