2013 NaPoWriMo Day 1

Lessons From Time

“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may”

-          Robert Herrick, “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”

Grey face stare out of the black and the white
photos of the past
whispering life lessons
learned from the dead and gone
screaming at the young
to seize the day
to be better men
to live and love
to sometimes follow your duty
yelling at the young
to be yourself and not a sheep
to be your best
to be happy
to be full of life

Grey face stare out of the black and the white
photos of the past
grim, serious and sad faces

whispering life lessons
for us to learn from their mistakes
for us to take life as it comes
and live