{Lest We Forget}

One of my most favorite people in the world, one of my former Young Women leaders, shared this poem on her blog today and I loved it. She is wonderful - the most sincere person I have ever met. She always knew what to say or when you needed a hug.

Read it - it's good.


"Lest We Forget"

She came tonight as I sat alone,
The girl I used to be...
And gazed at me with her earnest eye
And questions reproachfully:
Have you forgotten the many plans
And hopes that I had for you?
the great career, the splendid fame
All the wonderful things to do?
Where is the mansion of stately height
With all of its gardens rare?
The silken robes that I dreamed for you
And the jewels in your hair?

And as she spoke, I was very sad
For I wanted her pleased with me...
This slender girl from the shadowy past,
The girl I used to be.

So gently rising, I took her hand,
And guided her up the stair,
Where peacefully sleeping, my babies lay
Innocent, sweet, and fair.
And I told her that these are my only gems,
And precious they are to me;
That silken robe is my motherhood
Of costly simplicity.
And my mansion of stately height is love,
And the only career I know
Is serving each day in these sheltered walls
For dear ones who come and go.

And as I spoke to my shadowy guest,
She smiled through her tears at me.
And I saw that the woman that I am now
Pleased the girl that I used to be.

-Author Unknown