You come to see with time <br />That you may have done it your way <br />But you did not do it all alone, <br />Nor are you as capable as you <br />Thought you were in youth. <br /> <br />You see Aunt Ruthie's old coffee table from forever <br />And discover for the first time <br />That it is made of solid cherry, knowing - <br />With a proper dash of workmanship <br />It can be transformed from frump to quiet elegance. <br /> <br />I write of more than a piece of furniture.<br /><br />Bill Grace<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/apology-to-ancestors/
