FAITH, NATURE & INSPIRATIONAL

BUT ONE DAY I TOO SHALL BE GONE

BUT ONE DAY I TOO SHALL BE GONE



Today whole world I want to own,
But one day I too shall be gone.

Why should I try to possess all?
I may soon get my final call.
About that call why should I moan?
When one day I too shall be gone?

There’s no harm in amassing wealth,
If it is through work, not through stealth.
I ought to be charity-prone,
For one day I too shall be gone.

I must be frugal while I spend.
Simplicity must be my trend.
Let for charity I be known,
Ere the day comes when I am gone.

While I may give generously,
It’s best done anonymously,
Lest pride may on my face be shown,
Tainting my name when I am gone.



* Written in aa; bbaa; ccaa; ddaa rhyme and 8-8-8-8 syllabic format


* Written as an illustrative poem for the prompt for 14th round (November 2006) of the "POETRY IN RHYME - RHYTHM CONTEST-winner" 


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3 November 2006