Fleeting Moments: Reveling in the Transience of Life

In fleeting moments, we all traverse this earth,
With fate unknown, and time that we can’t tame,
Yet many ponder their immortal worth,
And seek to leave their mark, or leave a name.

But what is life, but fleeting moments here,
A breath, a sigh, a whisper in the wind,
A flicker of a flame, that disappears,
Leaving no trace of what was left behind.

The poets sing of beauty and of love,
And sculptors carve the marble to their will,
But even art must yield to time above,
And fade away, as we ourselves fulfill.

For life is short, and time is quick to fly,
And all that we can do, is live and die.

So let us seize the moments as they pass,
And revel in the joy that life can bring,
For in the end, it all must come to pass,
And death will take us under its dark wing.

Let not the fear of death consume our days,
But rather, let us cherish every breath,
And seek to live in all the myriad ways,
That make this life a journey, not just death.

For in the end, it’s not the length of life,
But rather how we live, that ends our strife.

Yet still, the question lingers in the air,
What if there is no purpose to this life?
No grand design, no deity to care,
No afterlife to end our mortal strife?

If all we have is here and now, then why,
Do we not seize the day with all our might?
Why waste our precious moments with a sigh,
Or spend them in pursuit of worldly might?

Perhaps the answer lies within our hearts,
A call to seek and find our own true way,
To chart a course that sets our soul apart,
And live with purpose, every single day.

For even in a world without a god,
We can find meaning in the life we’ve got.

And so, we take the moments as they come,
And seek to live our lives with purpose true,
For life is short, and time is quick to run,
And all we have is what we choose to do.

So let us live each moment with a smile,
And let our lives be but a little while.















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