A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW

A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW
- Time Capsule -

I don't expect to be around
A hundred years from now,
So I've chosen a few things
I'd like to share and how

They mean so very much to me
And I hope that you understand
That every item that I chose
Was so carefully planned.

Into the time capsule
I would place my Bible first
For life on earth, without it,
Could have been really cursed.

Its pages are a bit tattered
From the many times it was read,
Mother recorded names and dates
Of the living and the dead.

Next I'd gently place the flag
That waved in the gentle breeze,
It stands for our country's honor;
Fly it high again, oh, please...

A photograph in an old oak frame
Of a grandmother and granddad
Would show that we came from folks
Who gave the best they had.

A family history with the names
Of all who came before -
Just to show that they were here,
And all that they stood for.

And finally, I would place
In the capsule for all to see
A history book that tells the tale
Of how our country came to be.

There are so many things,
That could be placed inside,
To show that we lived, we loved
And yes, to show we tried.

I do not know what the future holds
But as you look back over the past
I hope these things I've packed
Will be held dear, and forever last.