Random Thought on New Year’s Day: Mortality

Posted by Shari Smothers

Jan 8

Not for one hundred
years can the date be written
with just one digit.

One through nine went fast;
I used one each chance I got
without knowing why.

It dawned on me on
the first—I can’t again do
it in my lifetime.

Filed under: Haiku | Tagged as: Haiku, mortality New Year, poem

Mark Jackson

An interesting angle on how a trivial instance can remind us of our mortality, should also remind us to enjoy each day?
http://slstellingstories.com Shari Smothers

Thanks Mark, and that's it really–the odd reminder that we're here for a little longer. And taking joy in the time we have is the best way to go.
http://slstellingstories.com Shari Smothers

Thanks Mark, and that's it really–the odd reminder that we're here for a little longer. And taking joy in the time we have is the best way to go.

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