IN A MOMENT’S SPACE

IN A MOMENT’S SPACE

Entry #476464

IN A MOMENT’S SPACE

Is not, in fact, man just a slave of time?
Upon his own birth he has no control.
He’s conceived in the space of a moment,
And in a moment he’s gone from the world.

There are many moments when life itself
Is altered in the twinkling of an eye.
Two strangers meet and exchange a mere glance,
Lifelong love gets bonded in a heartbeat.

Earth shakes and golden palaces crumble.
Sea churns and breaks the mightiest of ships.
What was lofty comes down in a moment.
Truly it has been said pride hath a fall.

The course of life is changed in a moment
A trickle can become mighty torrent.

* Written in iambic pentameter.

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21 December 2006