Looking Through . . . History's Gates

History’s Gates –

A Glance Poetic to Prove Prophetic

Behind the gates of history

Awaits eternal mystery,

For all we see betrays what’s real

And contradicts what we’d conceal.

We down a fifth to drown our ills

And for our pain, we swallow pills.

Our favor fades in years of shame

As we disguise or bury blame.

We fold our dirty hands to plead

For blessings to exceed our greed.

Lest we forget in our fatigue,

We’re surely way out of our league.

In lowest lands we spin the dials,

Just changing channels, shifting styles.

So blind are we to battles true,

As we our own daft dreams pursue.

The firmament, with fiercest flow,

It threatens to unfold, lay low.

Oblivious, we carry on -

With false assumptions yet foregone.

Above the valley, praises ring,

A million thankful on the wing –

The silence shattered by their song

To triumph over every wrong.

Behind the gates of history

Awaits eternal mystery,

When human eyes perceive what’s real,

As Maker chooses to reveal.

Copyrighted by Linda Ann Nickerson

Posted for a variety of prompts:

Easy Street Prompts (“behind the gates” and “history”)

Meme Express (“Friday Freedom”)

One Single Impression (“disguise”)

Saturday Scribes (“Lest We Forget,” league,” “hundred,” “valley” and “shattered”)

Simply Snickers (“fade,” “favor” and “fifth”)

Thursday Challenge (photo/s – “thankful”)

Wordless Wednesday – Everyday (photo/s)

Weekend Wordsmith (“dirty hands”)

Writer’s Island (“mystery” and "champion")

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Photo: Lion's Gate, Jerusalem

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