Embers waft skyward
Like a million tiny suns.
Free to travel ,
Going where the wind takes them,
Caring not where they land
Nor what the future holds.
Their time is now,
Today is all there is
As spark turns to ash.
.
Wolf, drinks and hunts
Taking only what he needs.
Caring for the survival of the pack;
Not one bit more does he consume.
Living for today,
Feeding their future,
As it has always been,
As it will always be,
Until flesh turns to bone.
.
Man the hoarder,
Eats and drinks to excess.
Gorging himself,
Engaged to the point of gluttony,
Feasting on food and goods
As if life were an eternity.
Living for today,
Collecting for tomorrow,
Denying his mortal end.
.
Simple ember,
Lowly wolf,
Live by their design
Within the boundary of nature.
Man exploits all that he’s been given,
Accepting what he needs
Then grabbing what he wants,
Leaving nothing
For the ember and the wolf.
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
A lovely parallel!!!! Just gorgeous.
Thank you very much. :)
A great poem – so much thought and truth in it.
Thank you my friend, I truly appreciate it. :)
Absolutely brilliant Dom, you keep writing my new favourites.
Thank you very much, I’m glad that you continue to like what I write, that means more than you could ever know.
I so agree with L. Marie – the parallel of the two and the message you are conveying – brilliant. and I love the simple beauty of an ember and a wolf – which is so not society – humans.
Thank you very much. They seemed like an odd pairing, but I thought they worked well together to make the point.
Perfecto!!
Gracias mi amigo. :)