Vanity

Vanity

A Poem by Adahdze
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When we struggle to amass , we do not think of how difficult it to lift anything with us to hereafter.

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All labours
And all toils
All gains
We have made,
So cumbersome to carry beyond
What should a man struggle to get
Than a good name?
A name that refuses the grave
Resistant to mold.
This is what to leave behind
The only treasure that shall not be
Lost in the dust
A flower of our earthly pride
Glowing like a meteor
Showing us the way beyond.

© 2017 Adahdze


Author's Note

Adahdze
Excuse my grammar etc

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I love this! For me, it really speaks to the idea that we are always being pushed to make our name and make a mark on the world that will exist and persist beyond our lifetimes. And yet too often we bare the weight of worldly goods and focus on having and buying and wanting rather than giving and making and reveling. Wonderful thought provoking piece.

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I love this! For me, it really speaks to the idea that we are always being pushed to make our name and make a mark on the world that will exist and persist beyond our lifetimes. And yet too often we bare the weight of worldly goods and focus on having and buying and wanting rather than giving and making and reveling. Wonderful thought provoking piece.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Quite depicting. I enjoyed the read as well as your choice of words. I feel I like it went quite well.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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Added on April 18, 2017
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Tags: Toils, gains, pride, meteor, grave, treasure, flower

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Adahdze
Adahdze

Calabar, West Africa, Nigeria



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A poet with a passion for a change in the entropy of the world. A world citizen born in Nigeria. more..

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A Poem by Adahdze