GRAVEYARD BLOSSOMS
IX
Do not weep my comrade, do not worry,
’Cause life’s mysteries give you no rest,
Eat and drink and spend life in a hurry,
Deep in your grave you’ll have time to digest.
When you die, you will be freed forever,
Only dust will you become again,
And what puzzled here your best endeavor
Still an unsolved puzzle will remain.
For the very song your mind is weaving
Shall be sung throughout the time of storms,
Vexing falsehoods that have left you grieving
Shall vex other men in other forms.
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