Heritage Creation
(For Sally-ann on her new venture)
History must be a tale told and retold
To suit the teller who turns page by page
Old stories into living heritage.
Yet, what purpose or reason to unfold
Such narratives unless there’s engagement,
Cultured enticements to pay attention?
This is how lives lived are kept in contention,
Ensuring the past is always present.
Time and life are ever on fast forward,
Almost unnoticed every scene changes,
An opportunity rearranges
Perspectives, the pot of chance being stirred.
By seizing the moment as it befell
There’ll be many a new story to tell.
Dave Alton
