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Fleeting Wings of Time

By Jan Phillips | Posted: 14 February 2012

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On the fleeting wings of time,

Life goes its merry way;

And each of us should live as though

This was our very last day

 

Due to human failures,

We don’t always know what our mission will be,

It’s not as though we were blind;

We look but cannot see.

 

If there was no tomorrow,

What would we do with our life?

Would we live in happiness?

Or would we live in strife?

 

When we reach retirement,

We say, “We’re through and done!”

If we only knew the truth,

A new life has just begun.

 

Friendships mean a lot right then,

When our life we start anew.

We live each day for someone else;

As though we each one knew:

 

Our lives are sometimes short;

And time goes by so fast,

That love and friendship

Are the only things that last.

 

Our lives sometimes become so full

That those we have touched and passed,

Seem to think we have forgotten,

But our memories linger and last.

 

If ever you get lonely,

Call them to you once more.

Memories will come to you;

They may even knock on your door!

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Comments 
libran88
17 February 2012

Jan, this is so beautiful.  Thank you for sharing your work.  Well done!

Jan Phillips
18 February 2012

Thank you for your comment.  I am always glad when someone enjoys what I write.

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