We never ought to fear the great unknown <br />Since Mother Nature sees us as her own <br />In our existence she had her own say <br />And to her bosom we'll return one day. <br /> <br />The goldfinch singing on the sunlit tree <br />Is he any less of a mortal than me? <br />He breathes and sings and through the woodland fly <br />And I like him too one day have to die. <br /> <br />Of status, wealth and fame we well may dream <br />But at the end it comes to nought 'twould seem <br />Time's clock on us it keeps ticking away <br />And we quickly age and go into decay. <br /> <br />The river that inspired the bards to rhyme <br />Flows on despite the ravages of time <br />The people like the Seasons come and go <br />But to the ocean it forever flow. <br /> <br />With your wealthy mates in high class restaurants you dine <br />And you only drink the most expensive wine <br />But one day for you it all has to end <br />And like the pauper you won't have a friend. <br /> <br />We never ought to fear the great unknown <br />Since Nature always sees us as her own <br />And whether we are buried or our bones to ashes burn <br />To Mother Earth we one day will return.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-never-ought-to-fear-the-great-unknown/
