In the end
Rage is for the young
Life is short, the philosophers say
Whatever its term, it ends quickly
No matter how much you fight or pray
.
It will last forever until one day
Robust health is gone. You are sickly
Life is short, the philosophers say
.
It’s nothing new. It was e’er that way
What once ran smoothly, now rests prickly
No matter how much you fight or pray
.
Youth spends years spinning silk, making hay
Then blood starts flowing slow and thickly
Life is short, the philosophers say
.
Now age weighs heavy, and still you lay
The destined end comes predictably
No matter how much you fight or pray
.
The light dims, and vigor flows away
Do you know in your senility?
Life is short, the philosophers say
No matter how much you fight or pray
About the Creator
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Yes, no matter how we try, life would pass us by. Loved your Villanelle!