In a message dated 98-02-17 17:06:34 EST, [email protected] writes: << > << > Subject: A Commentary on Genealogy--- > Our Elders Are Passing > by Jack M. Williams > > Our elders are passing, one by one > Surely gone forever, until there are none. > Their bountiful memories, their knowledge of the past, > Soon will be lost, and beyond our grasp. > > The past is prologue, so delicate to retain, > Slipping slowly from our grasp, til nothing remains. > For our elders are passing, so sad but true, > And with them their memories, and all that they knew. > > It's urgent for sure, to record each thought, > Of every family elder, so its not for naught. > So generations remember the beauteous past, > We'll retain that knowledge, and ensure it will last. > > There'll be no better time, than that right now, > To begin your quest, or to renew your vow. > So locate your elders, and schedule that meeting, > In light of the fact, that time is so fleeting. > >>