Nothing outlives

What you strive for
All of your life
Bread, mirth & wealth

At your grave
What you crave is
Companionship, peace & health

All you try to hold
Will perish
Life, memories & gold

Nothing outlives
But what you freely give
Fruits from trees of
Love, labour & learning

© Ratish
Blewbury
Chalk pit
27th May 2016

Play on

Shifting sand
On which you stand
Keep steady
Head, heart and hand

Endless maze
We spend our days
Whirring around
In slumber and daze

What you gain
From bloodstains
Left behind
In your gravy train

You are sold
Stories new and old
Most intriguing
Is the one you unfold

This moment
You are the game
rule and opponent
Play on as chosen

© Ratish
6 May 2016
Didcot