Footprints in the sand,
point where you are going,
let you see what you've accomplished,
show you where you've been.
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Footprints start out as 1 set,
then grow into a pair,
parallelled in stride,
together always there.
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Then the footprints turn to more,
into two or three or four,
all around the loving pair,
zig-zagging all the way.
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Then as fast as they were made,
all the footprints start to fade,
leaving the pair alone again,
to continue on their journey.
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And the pair continues on,
through all sorts of weather,
the years go by and by,
they are so happy to be together.
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But then one of the pair grows weak,
and suddenly they are gone,
leaving only a set behind,
so the set continues on.
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Then the pace begins to slow,
and the stride has lost all pep,
this delicate set of footprints,
have taken their last step.
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And as the tide rolls into shore
to wash the steps away,
somewhere in the distance,
you can hear the children play.
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Their footprints will continue on,
across the vast, bright shore,
and continue on the legacy,
of those that went before.
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Footprints in the sand,
point where you are going,
let you see what you've accomplished,
show you where you've been.......
And where you hope to be.