NO MAN KNOWS TOMORROW
The world is a mystery, a book never done,
Each day a new chapter, each night just begun.
We walk with our plans, our maps, and our schemes,
Yet life often bends them, like rivers in streams.
Who can tell what the morning will bring?
A silence of sorrow, or a bird that will sing?
The rich man today may stumble in need,
The poor man tomorrow may suddenly lead.
Yesterday a merchant counted his gold,
Boasting of riches, so proud and bold.
But a fire at dawn consumed his store,
He rose from wealth and fell to the poor.
A farmer once planted with laughter and cheer,
Dreaming of harvest so heavy, so near.
But clouds gathered dark, the rains did not stay,
And hunger walked slowly across his way.
A prisoner sat in a dungeon, bound,
With chains on his wrists and guards all around.
But mercy arrived, the doors swung wide,
He stepped out in freedom, with tears in his eyes.
Another man strong, with muscles of steel,
Spoke with great power of how he would heal.
Yet sickness crept in like a thief in the night,
He bent to the dust, losing his might.
Kings have fallen, and beggars have risen,
Dreams have escaped, and hope has been prison.
The wheel of fortune turns without end,
It lifts a stranger, it lowers a friend.
The child who plays barefoot upon the ground,
May wear a crown where glory is found.
The scholar who knows every book and line,
May stumble tomorrow, forget, and decline.
What lesson then shall the wise one borrow?
It is simple: no man knows tomorrow.
Do not boast of riches, they fade away,
Do not mock the poor, they may rise one day.
Be gentle in speech, be humble in heart,
For no one can tell how the future will start.
Today you may laugh, tomorrow may weep,
Life’s secret is hidden, its promise deep.
The seed in the soil does not say when,
It only waits for the season again.
The sun may shine, the rain may fall,
But destiny’s voice is above them all.
A soldier may march with courage and pride,
Yet meet his end by the riverside.
A stranger may knock on your humble door,
And change your story forevermore.
So live in kindness, forgive the past,
Do good today, for only that lasts.
The future is sealed in the hands of the skies,
Unknown to the learned, the strong, or the wise.
Tomorrow is mystery, wrapped in disguise,
Beyond the reach of human eyes.
Walk humbly, love deeply, let mercy flow
For truly, tomorrow, no man can know.