Seize the Secret - Omar Khayyam (Powerful Life Poetry)

would you be happy listen then the way he'd not tomorrow he'd not yesterday the magic words of life are here and now only fools after some tomorrow stray men talk of heaven there is no heaven but here man talk of hell there is no hell but here men of hereafters talk of new lives to come but o love there is no life but this one of all my seeking this is all my gain no agony of any mortal brain shall seize the secret of the life of man the search has taught me that the search

is vain look not above there is no answer there pray not for none hears your prayer near is as near to god as any far and here is the same deceit is there but here are wine and beautiful girls be wise and hide your sorrows in their curls dive as you will in life's mysterious sea you shall not bring us any better pearls into this life of cruel wonders sent without a word to tell us what it meant sent back again without a reason why birth life and death as the hour went by for have

you thought how short a life is ours only a little longer than the flowers here in the meadow just a summer's day only today for tomorrow new flowers passionate particle of dust and sun run the brief race do not ask why it is run and while still thy breath is warm and sweet follow thy pleasures with determined feet set not thy heart on any good or gain life means but pleasure or it means but pain when time lets slip a little perfect hour take it for it will not come again [Music] you