LIfe's Fleeting Moments, a Poem

I've been thinking, oh yes,
Couldn't you smell the wood burn?
How strange life really is
and how it can take a turn.

When you think you understand
it turns the other way
and leaves a new dilemma,
for you to make things be okay

We learn every day we live
as we travel on life's path
to treasure good things we get
and try to curb our wrath.

For life is too short to be angry
you should cherish the love you find.
We may not come this way again
in your short and earthly time.

If you find a love deceived you
Take it all in your stride
Consider it a lesson learned
It is part of life's strange ride.

For life is fleeting on this earth
and in moments we are gone,
so use it to the maximum
and make happiness your prime song.

Treasure friends you make and find
Hold them so close to your heart
because before you know it, dear
it will be time for us to part.