Mortality

(Fame and fortune are momentary;
grandeur and splendour, temporary.)

the ephemeral lotus
on a pond blossoming
in nocturnal splendor
with myriad stars
on the tranquil water
reminds me of
the transience of man
and life’s fleeting rewards –

here today, gone tomorrow!


- between
failure and success
is impermanence.

(c) Chito L. Aguilar