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"One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever...The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to the place where he arose..." Ecclesiastes

And all the things just keep on their course,
And every thing returns to where it belonged
After fulfilling purpose of its life and worth,
Cause meaning of creation is to live and go.
Our destination is to keep alive, endure the same,
Meet our final stage and thus fulfill the end,
And leave a trace for generations still to come,
Who’ll feed on legacy of ancestors that passed,
And find their sustenance in it and thus survive.
And like a day that comes and night that follows in its wake
This unabated drive for life will never change,
For thing that matters, being essence of our life
Is waiting in the line for our turn to come
To bring fresh blood to earth and then to die
Without complaint, but thanking for our time.
One generation passes thus and then another comes,
But earth abides forever, Ecclesiastes writes.
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Posted: Apr 2011
About this poem:
Just came across the quote which set me thinking, hence the poem.

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agoodguy2have
marikia, and what will be among your trace, these extensions of wisdom from Ecclesiastes, maybe my favorite. thanks! ;-)
cafetwo2010
Beautiful commentary on that grand old book Marikia. Mabey my all time favorite. It blows away all the thinkers and poets in history as does the book of Job. Nothing ever came close. But Solomon summed up the whole matter. 'Fear God and keep his commandments.' bouquet
mike7375
This is really nice. There is a lot of comfort in what you wrote. wave
Fellsman
Excellent...

Regards

Bill
Macduff5
Lovely words Marikia. Thanks for educating me. wine
marikia
Thank you, my fellow poets, for your appreciation and wise comments. When thinking about life and our place in it better turn to God's writings - the answers are there, black on white, for us to read and learn what IS the meaning of life. Wisdom, pleasure, work, power, riches, - all have lasting values only when they aren't the center of our life, cause they are dust and "the dust returns to the ground it came from", all of them are meaningless, if we don't concentrate on what's important - God and our love for Him. Sorry, it sounds like preaching, but I couldn't help it.
boyshchrm6
Very true comments. We should all live to leave
a fine legacy. Too many live for greed and averice.
TY Marikiaangel thumbs up comfort angel
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