If an ant was crushed
Or a tall tree fell
Would the ant be buried
And would the dying leaves have stories to tell
Would it matter if the ant was a queen
Or if the tree beared fruit
Or only if the ant made a nest
Or how deep the path, a trees roots
If when you die, no elegy is wept
Would your final breaths be filled with regret?
Or would your life's potency be more important than all
If you cared not for a legacy, burials or falls.\n\nJacob Mason
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/elegy-54/
Or a tall tree fell
Would the ant be buried
And would the dying leaves have stories to tell
Would it matter if the ant was a queen
Or if the tree beared fruit
Or only if the ant made a nest
Or how deep the path, a trees roots
If when you die, no elegy is wept
Would your final breaths be filled with regret?
Or would your life's potency be more important than all
If you cared not for a legacy, burials or falls.\n\nJacob Mason
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/elegy-54/
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00:00If an ant was crushed,
00:02or a tall tree fell,
00:04would the ant be buried?
00:06And would the dying leaves have stories to tell?
00:09Would it matter if the ant was a queen?
00:11Or if the tree beared fruit?
00:14Or only if the ant made a nest?
00:16Or how deep the path, a tree's roots?
00:19If when you die, no elegy is webbed,
00:23would your final breaths be filled with regret?
00:26Or would your life's potency be more important than all?
00:29If you cared not for a legacy, burials, or falls.