Walk Easy.
Bend to pick pleasantness buried
among memory\'s hills,
walk easy dear pilgrim
when collecting gone specimens.
Miss not in seeking ways forward,
smooth is a path which,
if not distorted,
produces past truths unaltered.
Step past upsetting road signs,
dismiss without looking
at what often lies
hidden from distressing times.
Tread lightly over raw re-calls
bygone aches will hurt
by mis-notions so
take care in exposing the flaws.
Memory\'s mountain, perhaps
reveals dross before
real gold, dig deeper and
keep only gems of happiness.