Legacy



Legacy ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 21, 2021

So let’s just suppose today was the day
You looked in the mirror and to yourself you did say
Looks like the journey has wound down to an end
My social card now devoid of extravaganzas to attend

The termination date on this relic
Has way since expired
This old wizened soul
Has grown oh so very tired

What legacies of life did you truly embrace
That you could leave behind for the human race?
What gifts did you bequeath to this fragile tenuous world?
What treasures did you leave still yet to be unfurled?

Profundity alas is not a jewel I would leave
To those left on earth for my soul yet to grieve
Trinkets of gold, silver, diamonds and such
Legacies of wealth….not really worth very much

So let’s get to the crux, let’s get to the heart
Of legacies pure and pristine
So where shall I start?

How handsome he was!
What an artist was she!
Did you see how they bowled?
Such a lawyer was he!

Legacies all……..or perhaps legacies none
Even for those who had one helluva run!
Not to belabor the point nor pretend to be a sage
Just a simple thought to place on this page

The choices in life you have made will be
Your lasting, resplendent legacy
So choose to be kind in all that you do
No greater legacy could be left by you

About this poem

What will people remember about you when you are gone?

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Written on July 21, 2021

Submitted by shulman.gary on July 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:13 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX BBCC XXXX DDEE FFGG HXH XAXA IIJJ AAKK
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,245
Words 245
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. has spent a lifetime supporting vulnerable families and children. He began his career working with children with and without disabilities in an inclusive Head Start program in Brooklyn NY. He then transitioned to become the Special Needs and Early Childhood Coordinator for the Brooklyn Children's Museum for 10 years. His passion for advocacy grew as he worked more and more with parents of children with disabilities. For over 24 years he passionately advocated for the needs of these parents as the Social Services and Training Director for Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. in NYC. The last 8 years of his working life, Mr. Shulman served as a private Special Needs Consultant conducting hundreds of training sessions throughout NYC and beyond to help parents and professionals find and access the services and systems required to facilitate maximizing the potential of their children with disabilities. Now Mr. Shulman is happily retired in Palm Springs CA, but still volunteers his time any way he can to provide information to those in need of his expertise. Today, Gary enjoys sharing his poetry that he passionately writes with the goal of leaving this world a better place one word at a time. more…

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