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