Bucket List

Every man dies but not every man really lives,

When the end is near he weeps,

The only people who fear death are those with regrets,

Carrying into their graves unfulfilled dreams and secrets.

 

Don’t pander your time in pointless activities,

Slow down and review your priorities,

Take time to create your bucket list,

Before your existence comes to a cease.

 

Creating the list isn’t to instill some kind of race against time,

With the passing of time as the clocks chime,

The list reminds you to maximise every moment of your existence,

An incredibly insightful exercise about living a life without penitence.

 

What if you were to die tomorrow,

Would you have lived a life filled with sorrow,

You only live once,

Don’t leave things to chance.

 

Walk around the Colosseum in Rome,

Live in a house shaped like a dome,

See the Northern Lights,

Visit Machu Picchu to take in the sights.

 

Go skiing in Switzerland,

Attend an English Premier League match in England,

Walk on the Great Wall of China,

Visit the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna.

 

Tour the Great Pyramids,

Breathe in the fresh air on Mount Everest summits,

Crane my neck upward to see the paintings in the Sistine Chapel,

Visit the headquarters of Apple.

 

Watch water cascading over Niagara Falls,

Tread on the holy ground near the Wailing Wall,

Enjoy Adele in a live concert,

Indulge in wasabi ice cream in Japan for dessert.

 

Publish your own book,

Learn how to cook,

Read 52 books in one year,

Hug a cute Panda bear.