c'est la vie

as days pass

we learn more of self

if done right

yet lose a little more of life

existing is all about a give & take, ey?

tug of war til the finish line!

as we stress to control variables in which we possess no power over

such as time, both future and past

we deplete ourselves

mentally, physically & spiritually

by robbing us of the opportunity to seize the moment

we fail to remind ourselves

that the only thing that remains permanent

is that of impermanence

and we'd be more at peace if we reminded ourselves of this  

we construct homes of ice and then become enraged when summer comes

as if we didn't have a clue it would arrive

with beams more vengeful than the previous year

so live for today, as tomorrow we may never bare witness. 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

How important it is to seize the moment. Life is short, why waste it?Your words mean more to me now I am older than they would have done in my much younger years. I like where you took me here elle.

Chris

[elle]

glad i could help you transcend

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and the older we get...the more learn, the more we realize we don't know after all...
Yes, live for today...best advice because all the knowledge in the world and saving for tomorrow won't matter if we are not around to enjoy it. I need to go back to my igloo now.
ah life...
really good poem with as always...sound philosophical wanderings.

[elle]

i can totally agree to that! theres so much more to explore and become one with...

as always, thanks my good man, Jacob!