Stacking Rocks

China's Great Wall

The Pyramids of Giza

The mysterious Stonehenge

Mexico's Chichen Itza

They are all piles of stones

That men made in ancient past

Those men are now are only bones

The builders did not last

How many of us today are doing the same?

Stacking metaphorical rocks or rhymes

And trying to immortalize our names?

We are haunted by the passage of time

It is far better to live for today

To enjoy the splendid present moment

Than pine for a tomorrow far away

Many failed goals bring resentment

Be content with the threads you add

To the grand tapestry of life

All your triumphs, joys, and sorrows

Someday will be sheathed like a knife

Life gives countless gifts to us

And death keeps them forever

Iron swords are eaten by rust

But righteous deeds we remember