The Remnants

Down the silent river of time The remnants of golden days rhyme As I walk down the day Down the night I come across many a sunset’s golden ray Standing deserted and silent From the ways of men far away Once grandeur of old days long past Suffered mutilation at the hands of time That came ruthless and fast Ah! I wonder gazing on those far shores Of monuments and ancestral halls What would be the story Of kings and queens Of maidens and cavaliers Of subjects and rulers And tales of comedies and tragedies Triumphs and losses, hopes and fears Along the ocean of life Sailing the sailor amidst many a strife Once placid served life’s harbour Lashed into fury at the hands of time Tossed and torn the past glory And left the remnants as history But the solemn silence now reigns Everywhere around the past glory And the peace brooding Sunshine dancing And the beauty blossoming Over such remnants that haunt many………….