The waters edge
The days of life come flooding like a water fall,
Tiny water drops counted into thousands,
Each a singular one of its own,
The days we live each a different encounter.
Do we simply enjoy the ride of life,
Do we savor each and every moment,
Life is a lovely ride, if we can only enjoy,
Take a moment to realize a cliff is always near.
Once over the edge of birth,
Life is ours to declare as our moments
Make every day special and caring,
Take each ride as small rain drops.
Turning into a beautiful flowing river of life,
Only to soon we will be caught up in death,
The fluent waters finally making it to the sea,
Just as we do in our final journey.
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Submitted on October 15, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 633 |
Words | 128 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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