Odds & Ends ~ Life & Death

Odds & Ends ~ Life & Death

In all that is done

Under the sun ~

Though we wither away

Ego leads us astray.

The rich man dies

The same as the wise.

The wise man expires

The same as the liar –

The fool’s demise

Who shall rise?

Bent is not straight –

Fish will take bait

No matter your state.

The sun when it shines

Is not yours or mine ~

Likewise the rain

Will dampen the bright,

& Water the plain.

For long ago

Little we know

Dust took on form ~

Mortals were born,

Of rib and bone –

Not a heart of stone

But of moral decay,

Oh the price we pay –

Yet wagers abound,

Spins us around

Forces us ahead

Until we are dead

& Back in the ground.

What are the odds? 

What whirls in the wind

Knows it has sinned –

Thoughts are deep,

Before we sleep ~

What shall we seek?

A time to be meek –

For to every soul

A message was sent,

For us to repent

And though it began

It will come to an end.

Valerie Hayes

I recently listened to many awesome versions of the song “Swing Low Sweet Chariot”. One of the versions I was not familiar with is by The Dustbowl Revival. It is well worth adding to a playlist. 

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