Memento Mori
Live Each Day with Purpose
The hourglass of every life is filled with grains of sand
And through the narrow neck of time our memories all land
Each grain a special yesteryear each grain a dream that’s passed
Lifelong castles built with care in hopes that they would last
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Our trips around the dazzling sun are all too precious few
Whether they count twenty-one or even ninety-two
So live your life with purpose and seize each fleeting day
And heed the Good Book’s verses before life slips away
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When all of today’s tomorrows have turned to yesterdays
And you add up the joys and sorrows that you faced along the way
In pursuit of life’s bright rainbows and the dreams you dared to dream
The brilliant shooting star shows beyond the moonlit beams
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Don’t lose sight of the treasures from which you’d never part
The things that can’t be measured except within your heart
That offer your life meaning and lasting legacy
Your inspiration for dreaming for all the world to see
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And as you bid this world adieu and say your last goodbyes
Get showered with the “I love yous” and head toward Heaven’s prize
Take a look around you and count yourself as blessed
For all that you’ve held onto that’s brought you happiness
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Your life on Earth will carry on within the hearts and souls
Of the many lives you’ve met along this long and rocky road
From mountains high to ocean shores your journey here is done
So let your wings toward Heaven soar to that home beyond the sun!
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“The years of our life are . . . soon gone, and we fly away . . . So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” ~~ Psalm 90:10, 12 (ESV)
“Let us prepare our minds as if we’d come to the very end of life. Let us postpone nothing. Let us balance life’s books each day.” ~~ Seneca (First Century)
About the Creator
𝐑𝐌 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐧
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Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insight
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Comments (19)
Oh my. Your writing is marvelous. I have been missing so much, I keep saying. So many greatness, only two eyes and one brain. I will endeavor to read more. Really great ead. Kudos on TS.
Magnificent poem RM. Moving and on target. You were inspired at it shows. 🥰😎
Congrats on top story!
Congratulations on your Top Story
Such a beautiful and thought provoking piece!
Congratulations❤️❤️
Already read and liked, so back to say congrats on your top story RM! 😊👍
Seeing this gem her made my heart happy!Congratulations on a truly beautiful top strory! 🤍
Congratulations!!! 🩵🩵🩵
Congratulations ❤️
This was very beautiful!
This is really lovely (and also quite sad to consider)! Congrats on the Top Story!!
Nice work great writing I’m new here so I’ve just dropped a few ❤️
Every word counts here and reminds us of a very very important message. Thank you for sharing!
So poignantly penned, I love the tone of this so much. This line caught me a lump in my throat 'For when all of today’s tomorrows are turned to yesterdays' 🤍
This was extremely powerful! I loved it very much!
Oh I do like this. And it rhymes, I like that.
‘R’ - Can’t imagine how this came to you at your young life stage. — inspirational-Indeed — ‘J’
That was so good. One of my favourite poems that I’ve read here. Great job.