Fall

Like a leaf    that falls    so are the works of man
They start    they grow    they blossom and mature
Then they fall…

Everything        we do        comes to an end
Someday        it will all    fade away

        Sometimes        it seems    nothing really matters   
        Only three         are the things    that last

God            His Word        the souls of people
God            His Word        the souls of people

    Kingdoms        they come        then they go
    Jobs            they’re great        then they’re gone

        Money            it’s here    there’s never enough
        Spent            it’s there    on soon-to-be-useless “stuff”

Never to return

Even time        it goes so quickly            how can it be?
Invest it        make the most                of every opportunity

    Houses        Cars        Clothes    Awards
    Spouses    Bars        Throws   and    Boards
                Wealth        Life        Music        Rage
                Health        Strife        Words   on a    Page

Tools        Fools        Vices        Devices   
Spices        Crises        Fears        Tears

Now they’re here                Soon they run
And some spent their whole lives        “just havin’ fun”
How dumb

    Opportunities        to grow
    To blossom        to mature

Use them        Fuse them        Don’t confuse them        Amuse them
But remember        suddenly        unexpectedly            it comes…
Fall

© Lukas Westevy
2002

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