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)
More Poetry from Piet Hein:
- A Psychological Tip (Piet Hein Poems)
- An Ethical Grook (Piet Hein Poems)
- Time and Eternity (Piet Hein Poems)
- Two Passivists (Piet Hein Poems)
- Rhyme and Reason (Piet Hein Poems)
- Pedagogical Grook (Piet Hein Poems)