oneiriad

The Unattainable Ideal

We ought to live
each day as though
it were our last day
here below.

But if I did, alas,
I know
it would have killed me
long ago.

Piet Hein

What People May Think

Some people cower
and wince and shrink,
owing to the fear of
what people may think.
There is one answer
to worries like these:
people may think
what the devil they please.
Piet Hein

Time

Does time exist?
I gravely doubt it.
But gosh, what should we do
without it?
Piet Hein

Thoughts on a Station Platform

It ought to be plain
how little you gain
by getting excited
and vexed.
You'll always be late
for the previous train,
and always on time
for the next.
Piet Hein

Living Is -

Living is
a thing you do
now or never -
which do you?
Piet Hein

A Tip

Those
who can write
have a
lot to
learn from those
bright
enough
not to.
Piet Hein