Ephemeral life

In fleeting moments, shadows dance and fade, Each breath a whisper, soft as autumn's sigh, Life's fragile thread, by time's swift hand laid. Sun ascends, its golden light displayed, Yet twilight comes, as day must say goodbye, In fleeting moments, shadows dance and fade. A bloom that bursts in beauty, unafraid, Yet petals fall, as if in soft reply, Life's fragile thread, by time's swift hand laid. As stars ignite, the night will not be stayed, They glimmer, wink, and in the dark, they die, In fleeting moments, shadows dance and fade. Laughter shared, dreams that hope invaded, In memory's grip, they linger and lie, Life's fragile thread, by time's swift hand laid. So cherish now, before the echo's made, Embrace the soon, the now, before it’s dry, In fleeting moments, shadows dance and fade, Life's fragile thread, by time's swift hand laid.