Savour Every Moment
Richard
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Listen close, my child, beneath these ancient eaves,
Let ______ tell you a tale, of courage under the leaves.
______ and lost in a forest, running a frantic race,
______ a tiger's hunger, fear on one man's face.
Scrambling ______ precipitous cliff, sharp claws to escape,
The snarling hungry predator, leapt with jaws agape.
His lifeline, a fragile root, ______ which he clung in dread,
Two mice, one white, ______ black, gnawed the root above his head.
Fear may whisper, shadows creep, but hold on tight, my dear,
Sweetness ______ bloom where darkness sleeps, chase away the fear.
Every moment, a precious prize, a taste of life's delight,
Find ______ joy in the open skies, hold onto the light!
______ seemed to dwindle, fear like a tightening band,
But then, a sight unfolded, a jewel near his hand.
A strawberry, glistening, a burst of sweet surprise,
A promise of ______ joy, before his fear-filled eyes.
With trembling fingers, he ______ out, plucked the ruby prize,
The promise of its succulence, above the watchful eyes.
He pressed it to his lips, sweetness, a burst of glee,
A symphony of flavours, ______ his misery.
The tartness a reminder, of life's sweet ______ sour blend,
A moment of pleasure, before the looming end.
The taste lingered on his tongue, juice on his ______ thrown,
A simple strawberry, the sweetest berry he had ______ known.
The tiger growled and snarled, the mice chewed ______ all their might,
Yet a peace settled upon him, ______ newfound, gentle light.
Faced with his own mortality, a ______ he came to see,
That joy can abide in ______ face of death, at the ending of the "me".
______ life, my child, is like that precarious root,
Always fleeting, always changing, a constant decline.
But within that flow, ______ like the strawberry can bloom,
A reminder to savour ______ moment, to chase away the gloom.
Challenges surround us, ______ all must face,
But within the struggle, we find ______ moment's grace.
Savour the moment, the sunrise, falling rain,
______ life's fleeting essence, won't come this way again.
Let ______ of worry, child, embrace what you can't know,
Find ______ in the present moment, let your spirit grow.
Like ______ man on the cliff, with a taste of pure delight,
Find joy in the journey every day, and hold ______ the light.
The tiger teaches us, of struggles we ______ face,
The mice, a reminder, of time's relentless pace,
______ strawberry tells us life is sweet and bright,
We ______ savour every moment, live each day with all our might.