Enjoy the Moment

Take the time to glance all around you And to let yourself warm up At the joy that you can see lighting up Everyone's faces When you all glow with the freshness Of youth While still in your adolescent days! Take the time to breathe in exaltation When burning the midnight oil For your final university exams In your twenties, Aware that if you succeed, You shall have the world at your feet! And when marriage comes, Let your partner paint poetry all over you, Poetry enouncing of his love for you And rhyming with how he feels At the love that you thrust back! Let your children tamper with your moods, With your time, with your schedule, Let them be the centre of your universe For, They are naught but the fruits That your fate has prepared for you! And then, When old age settles in, Along with painful knees, bidding you To slower your pace, Smile at the memories That dance across your mind, Regardless of what remained, or what Was lost, regardless of who stands still By your side or who left you walking alone For, The life that has been given To you is a token of love And it becomes your duty To live it according to the rules That have been laid down for us all!