History teaches that we are not so great <br />That our moment rests on frail things <br />The darkness of the present being well hid <br />It is the past that truly gives us light <br />And helps us understand with deeper sight <br />The contemporary things that touch our days <br />Enough to make a cynic religious <br />Or better yet call one to balance <br />In The Middle Way.<br /><br />Bill Grace<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-hallowing-of-history/
