All Things Pass
All things pass
A sunrise does not last all morning
All things pass
A cloudburst does not last all day
All things pass
Nor a sunset all night
All things pass
What always changes?
Earth … sky … thunder …
mountain … water …
wind … fire … lake …
These change
And if these do not last
Do man’s visions last?
Do man’s illusions?
Take things as they come
All things pass
~ Lao-Tzu