Hurry!  Hurry! Things must be done
 
         To ensure that success is won.
 
         Don't hesitate or contemplate
 
         Or pause for breath in case you're late.
 
         Oh, where is time, it disappears
 
         And lingers only for pain and tears?
 
         But why the rush, what is the goal -
 
         Building up stories to tell when you're old?
 
         One day you will wake and realise
 
         You are like the flower that blossoms and dies;
 
         The beauty of life is all around
 
         It is not something that is suddenly found.
 
         Treat each moment as a special gift,
 
         For it is finer than the finest silk.
 
         Put Truth not aside for when you have time -
 
         Open your heart, your eyes, and your mind.
 
         Hurry not, for you might fail to see
 
         The meaning of Truth, Love and Charity.
 
         J. HUGHES, August 1994