Scott Simpson · Poetry

What We Carry Forward

Relational Landscaping: The Human Terrain of Organizations · source pages 99

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Not all that came before

must be folded away.

Some pieces belong to the future—

the steady hand of a mentor,

the laughter from a late meeting,

the stubborn hope of a small team

that stayed late to finish.

When the paint is fresh

and the name has changed,

we still recognize each other.

Not by titles,

but by the way

we pause to ask,

"Does this feel like us?"

We build again—not from scratch,

but from soil already rich

with effort, memory, and care.