Eternal

i believe that this body, 

this life,

is just part of a collection.

for deep within my heart,

my soul,

lives no hint of objection.  

how could so much learning,

so much living,

be achieved in one lifetime?

for years pass by in a blink,

a second,

as permanent as sunshine.

the artists and the architects,

the poets,

never cease to endeavor. 

for masterpieces and monuments,

and poems,

will live to see forever. 

if you or i can make something

everlasting,

something eternal,

then you and i are too, everlasting.

you and i are too, eternal. 

-b.m.