The old songs loved from long ago
come to me from my long gone past
On winds they caress me tonight
whispering from dreams I had last

The old days trooped by in glory
paraded across my life's field
Displayed in panoramic view
how many dreams they have revealed

Faces long gone look out from mist
to this once wandered man to be
Speaking from my past adventures
beloved friends long a part of me

Oh how they flood through my mind
to speak of days that've gone by
Forcing me to look to the one
that came from acts I can't deny

We are not each one right nor wrong
we are the result of our times
Held to account for all the good
as well as for all our crimes

Mystic chords of my memory
look back on the road I traversed
Remembering moments I loved
as well as those I have cursed

While each loved soul has given time
to pursuit of living pleasures
Only by reflecting on life
do I recognize its treasures

Tate
original version with my own art work accompanied by music
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