Time passes…..
And still we fail to see
How brief is our mortality;
Days flow
In habitual, mindless haze,
Yet always aware
In unconscious ways…..
The clock ticks on;
The sun rises,
The sun sets –
Another day lost forever,
And still we fail to see
How brief is our mortality;
The baby cries,
The old man dies –
Birth and death,
Life’s accomplishments along the way
Mark time by memories;
Always tomorrow comes
Unbidden, endless days
And still we fail to see
How brief is our mortality;
Awake!
Toss back the covers of indifference –
Breathe the fragrance of existence,
Savor the banquet of Life,
Visualize the beauty of creation –
Listen with a passon of the heart
And feel from the depths of the soul,
For this IS our mortality……
No matter how brief.
