I’m Reposting this poem that I wrote back in 2018. I hope you like it.
Inspired by the following word prompts:
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/redolent/
Redolent
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/your-daily-word-prompt-natural-august-13th-2018/
Natural
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/rdp-75-blue/
Blue
FOWC with Fandango — Substance
Substance
Things That Last
It’s only natural, I suppose,
That time makes fools of us all
A redolent aroma, up the nose
What rises up must one day fall.
A man of substance falls from grace
The skies, once blue, will turn to grey
Crumpled lines cover his perfect face
As time marches on from day to day.
The rotting decay of things once fresh
The aches and pains of ageing bones
All things must pass, our form, our flesh
Carved epitaphs on bare gravestones.
There are things that last beyond our time
That we can pass to our next of kin
Like, knowledge, wisdom and love sublime
Our kindness marks us deep within.
Copyright: Kristian Fogarty 14/August/2018
Inspired by the following word prompts:
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/redolent/
Redolent
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/your-daily-word-prompt-natural-august-13th-2018/
Natural
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/rdp-75-blue/
Blue
FOWC with Fandango — Substance
Substance