General Poetry posted July 16, 2021

BethShelby

BethShelby is retired from the printing and commercial art field. She is a widow and has four children and three grandchildren. She presently lives in east Tennessee. Her children are all in the area. Her portfolio has over 800 stories, poems, scrip - more...

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Brevity of Life

by BethShelby

Our life is like a shooting star
Seen from afar
A flash of light
Erased by night
Our walk across the stage is brief
Time is a thief
We can’t delay
To seize the day
We may not get a curtain call
We must not stall
Lets take a stand
While we still can.

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Brevity of Life

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