The End

All events and all occasions

Must come to an end

Whether scuttling out of sight

Or disappearing round a bend

For everything is beautiful

And nothing beautiful can last

Dying for its beauty

Into the shadows it is cast

All reflections of perfection

Yet, imperfect symmetry

All chained to the rock

Of our mortality

To return to the earth

To be at once whole again

Is both the fate and curse

Of every living man

Perfection at last

Yet only when we die

Returning to the earth

As our souls take wings and fly
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Chircop Avatar
November 26, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Nothing beautiful can last..yet only when we die,returning to the earth as our souls take wings and fy..and i would fly fly high for sure,,freedom is the best thing in the world--Charma
Freedom Avatar
May 6, 2009 at 12:22 PM
brilliant writing. great stuff - Freedom
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