Argh, I just wrote a review for this and then my computer ate it. Anyways, the general gist of what I had written...

My three favorite phrases in this piece were "a testimony to honor," "waves of discontent," and "warm glow of a finished story in its wake." All three fit really well with what you were describing, and were very meaningful and beautiful.

Another thing I liked was how the paragraphs fit together nicely, even though they were descriptions of different things.

One suggestion I had was to shorten the title. In my opinion, shorter titles can be more meaningful. Just "Footprints" perhaps?

Great job with this. I really enjoyed the imagery and the piece in general.

Ginger