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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.
Comments (7)
Regards
Bill
a fine legacy. Too many live for greed and averice.
TY Marikia