The Ephemeron
...Once an "Ephemeron,"*
observing a human lamenting,
inquired what the cause of his grief was.
"Alas " replied the human,
" My life is so short that doesn't allow me all
I wish for to realize. "
Surprised the "Ephemeron" turned to the human and said:
" Look at me! I live only for a day and still I accomplish what
nature expects from me to achieve. "
" How do you manage this? " the bewildered human a...
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Categories:
ephemeron, grief, life, longing,
Form: Personification
Ephemeron
...People pass by,
nod their heads and
parcel half-a-thought.
People walk in
and say a few words
behind a paranoid grin.
People leave
with only a full stomach
that remembers.
People pass ...
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Categories:
ephemeron, life,
Form: Free verse