The Spark Of Life Poem by David Mitchell

The spark of life
Lights us all,
Shining bright
Till we fall

Dead, and then
Darkness comes
And forgets.
Silence hums

In the dark
Endless night
When the far
Distant light

Shines no more -
Then we cease:
And we all
Are at peace:

Thus exists
Not but man:
Bird, snake, fish,
Lion, can,

Do, and must
Have a mind,
Live, die: tough
All life find.

Though it all
End in dark,
All share warm
Life's bright spark.

(Sunday,19th March,2006.)