If men were made for forty years
Not a day or a minute more
Would they spend it making careers
Or go out to explore?
Would money still be as precious?
Or would time be a currency?
Would a short life be a curse?
Or full of buoyancy?
Forty Years
Frank Solanki 
My grandfather only lived to 46. If I can only ask him whether he lived a full life. I know at 52, I still have not.
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I saw John Prine in KC the other week. If you’re not a fan, you should be. 🙂
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Thank you for introducing him to me.
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He is a brilliant songwriter whose lyrics are deceptively simple yet existential. Playful some times and heartbreaking others. Hope you enjoy :).
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I would be well dead if that was true. I love living longer as you can reinvent yourself during your lifetime. I am loving writing now. A short lifetime would create many changes; some good but some not so good I think.
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This is such a good reflection
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Love, love this 💙
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Thank you.
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Very good Frank. You have given me material to think about for about two weeks. Let me know if I am successful. There may be a need to find Balance.
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Hmm… very thought-provoking!
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Your poem explores a deep question. We already have different goals in our lives
and numbers matter more to some than other. If we follow what we love there might not be so much change. If we work only for monetary goals I believe the focus would shift.
Miriam
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Excellently put.
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Well this has got me thinking………not sure I’ll stop for a while ;O) x
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It wasn’t too long ago, we had that lifespan… look at us now.
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Great poem! It wouldn’t be a curse. People need to quit entertaining immortality with their materialism and measures of success.
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True. Thanks.
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Good point, Frank! Something to ponder!
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Thanks.
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Good questions.. I guess, we each one, would have different answers…
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And as varied as we are
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You’ve got 999 days left to live — GO!
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Wow! This was very thought provoking!
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Thanks.
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I think a long life is a curse for sure and I lived longer than I ever anticipated. A long life without fulfillment is definitely harsh and unnecessary. I have harsh views on that anyhow, but I don’t care if anybody understands or not.
And what would there be to explore for an old lady like me? Oh, sure I am not even a lady but only a simple tramp. So nothing to explore there… (I did not mean to be funny ore something, I meant dosser or bum more like… oh you know what I mean.)
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I know, I know…
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thought provoking. love it. i’ll think about this one.
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Thanks. Let me know.
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Some good questions…..
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What do you say?
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I’ve spent far too much time chasing money and material possessions…. at least I’ve figured this out later in my life. Never too late to change.
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Great perspective! 🦋
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Thank you.
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