Our life is short & painful,
& there is no cure for physical death.
No one has been known
to come back from the afterlife.
We are born by chance or destiny,
& after we are gone, it will it be
as if the flesh never existed?
~
For the breath that in
our nostrils Is like smoke,
& our speech is a spark kindled
from the beating of our heart.
When the spark is extinguished,
our body will turn to
dust & return to earth.
Our breath will disperse
into the air & rise to
become unified with the sky.
~
Will our names be forgotten in due time?
(There is no chance of knowing)
Our lives pass away
like the trace of a cloud,
Scattered like fog
driven away by the suns rays
(Oppressed by its heat)
~
Our appointed time is like
the passing of a shadow
There is no turning away
from this death (It seals us)
To whatever comes next.
There is no turning back
~
Come now & let us rejoice
in all the good things that exist.
Appreciate sorrow, for it gives us
a chance to be relieved.
Let us make the most of creation,
as quickly as possible.
Let not one flower pass us by.
Let us crown ourselves with
Rosebud's before they wither.
Let none of us fail
to share in their beauty.
Let us leave signs of
gladness everywhere.
~
We will be at peace,
Our hope is full of immortality.
In the time of life's visitation,
our light will shine
like a 1000 galaxies.
It will run about like
sparks through dry straw.
Enjoy the fruit of soul.
(For immortality is
not in our memory.)
~
True love is radiant & unfading
She is hard to find
But is virtue to
those who seek her.
Seek her everyday,
you will not grow weary.
~
Those who think about her
deeply will find perfection
~
This pure Love is keeping her laws
giving heed to these laws
Is the assurance of happiness
I will search her out
to the beginning of creation
she will keep no mystery from me
~
I prefer her to priceless jewelry.
All gold is only sand before her.
I value her more than Beauty
because her light is Sleepless
~
I will have immortality because of her
(My spirit will leave
an eternal remembrance)
All living things are preserved
by her Immortal spirit.
~
Now if possessions & riches are
something to be desired in life
What is richer than a love
united with the universe?
©infj-loki
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