Constitution Day – Thankful Thursday

Today I am grateful for the Constitution of the United States of America and all of the work that went into writing this document as well as preserving copies of it throughout the years for our children.

Check out the original Thankful Thursday. (Will update link when able.)

All In A Day’s Work

May 10th…

There is a lot that can happen in a day:

For some it’s Mother’s Day early!

For others it’s a day to remember the fallen,

When Scotland recognized Kind Edward I,

When the infamous Tea Act was passed!

When France gained a new king and queen,

When the Rebels gained fort Ticonderoga,

Wedding of the Rails, World’s First Transcontinental Railroad!

 

So much that can happen, 

Many big things and small…

Somethings may succeed

While others will fall:

First woman nominated for U.S. President,

Books burned in World War II,

A parachutist drops in to try and negotiate the end of WWII.

 

Still others give us nothing but hope!

Showing the world that we can more than cope:

South Africa inaugurates Nelson Mandela,

One World Trade Center stands proud and tall,

Iconic Bruce Banner makes his debut,

National Gallery in London publicly opens,

Mother’s Day observed for the first time in the U.S.

 

So many things can happen,

A life can begin,

A life can end,

Whoever it is

And whatever they do,

Remember that it all begins,

With one day…

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Written when I became curious about what Wikipedia would bring up when I typed in ‘May 10.’ It was a surprising read through and I only skimmed a little of what has happened today in the past.

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Ten Years – Repeat

Looking out over the view before me fills me with more than I had ever thought possible. Something so awe-inspiring and breath-taking and yet so very ominous staring back at me in the night. I had never thought that I would ever see such a sight and upon being presented with it I am filled with melancholy. What will such a thing be spoken of in years to come? How will this night be remembered?

What will life be like once such a sight comes to us once more?

It has been almost 10 years since I saw such a sight in the night sky as a full blood-red moon gazing back at me and I have seen the world change and grow and yet backslide all at the same time. History is forever moving forward and yet backward at the same time. Wars and bombs and killings and people lost who are now found. Burglaries and hostage situations and people in power caring more about what they want and their own images than the people below them.

History repeats itself because no one ever seems to learn from the mistakes of the past. We seem to feel like we who have come next are far ore wiser than those of the past because we ‘know more’ or ‘have better technology’ or a hundred other different excuses to simply start everything all over again.

Natural history, the history of everything else that isn’t human, repeats itself because they are set in a pattern that only changes because of the interaction of humanity within it.

Looking up at the blood-red moon I wonder what will happen int he next ten years before I see another.

Written for FreeWriteFriday: http://kellieelmore.com/2013/10/18/fwf-free-write-friday-image-prompt-with-guest-host-mark-schutter/