Bernard Chan Poet Roundel

If I Were a Mayfly

If I were a mayfly, living but for a day, 
I’d still live each moment with no thought of goodbye, 
Ever hopeful like summer in the month of May, 
If I were a mayfly. 

For though life would fleet, my love for you would abide,  
And though time might flit, long would the memories stay
Of a sunrise and a sunset spent by your side. 

I would be glad that with you I’ve grown old and gray, 
That passion has waxed yet never waned with the tide, 
And I’ve spent a life with you ere I fly away, 
If I were a mayfly.

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Smita Kulkarni August 12, 2019 at 12:12 PM Such a sweet poem! Loved it! -Smita Bernard Chan August 13, 2019 at 3:37 AM Thank you very much, Smita.

Charlie Smith November 2, 2017 at 9:10 PM Life is fleeting, live every moment, well done Bernard... Bernard Chan November 2, 2017 at 10:07 PM Thanks for your visit and insightful comment, Charlie. Appreciated.

Heidi Sands November 2, 2017 at 5:59 PM An interesting and enjoyable poem Bernard :) Bernard Chan November 2, 2017 at 6:52 PM Thank you, Heidi :)