The Vanishing Past

Many things from the past; are no longer so;
and most of us try to move on;
many things; like the grass; continue to grow;
tho much of past landscape is gone.

If past events were like trees, cut down;
and, their remnants could be burned;
much like trying to make all fishes drown;
for; the past can never be unlearned.

Do all past events portray truth and reality;
or, is all of it merely illusion?
Does the past still contain a part of me;
or is that only thought’s confusion?

How can all past simply have vanished;
where could it possibly have gone;
what happened to lives which were banished;
are they dead; or did they live on?

The ocean of thought’s ebbs and flows;
consciousness flowing; here to there;
in a circular motion, everything goes;
and, only the Master knows where.

The present constantly flows into the past;
from there, it will eventually return;
winds of time, were never meant to last;
they were given to help man learn.

Ultimately, no energy is lost or gained;
and tho this concept seems odd;
all of consciousness eternally remained;
since all of reality came from God.

Monty 5/12/23. # 1,572