I'm a poet for a moment or two

Thanks to Magikheart for help and suggestion. This one is for me.


I'm a poet only for a moment or two;

My story will be over in a few seconds.

My laughter is only for a moment or two;

My youth will be over in a few moments.

I'm a poet only for a second or two.

Many poets came before me, and after coming, departed;

Some went filled with sighs,

And some went singing songs.

They were only the story of a moment in time;

I too, am only the story of a moment.

Tomorrow I will be separated from you,

But for today, I'm a part of you.

I'm a poet of a moment or two, no more.

Tomorrow new songs will arrive,

Freshly bloomed blossoms to be plucked.

There will be better storytellers than me,

And better listeners than you.

Tomorrow, someone might remember me;

But why should anyone remember me?

For my sake, why should this busy world

Waste its time?

I'm a poet only for a moment or two.