Tempus Volat Hora Fugit

Some lines taken from songs by Jewel

First we're young, then we're old,
Summer fades, then it's cold,
We're passing through, then passing on,
And time marches on, till it's all gone.

There ain't no villains and there ain't no heroes,
Everyone's trying to add up a whole bunch of zeroes.
Working on ways to carve a piece of immortal claim,
But for the rich and poor, fleeting time runs the same.

As wise sages anciently writ,
Tempus volat hora fugit,
A second, a minute, an hour, a day,
The pearls of time slip away.

Boredom is the bridge to insanity,
And killing time is injuring eternity,
Lost moments fly on wings gossamer fine,
Caught only by wiser hearts than mine.

The wisest of all seizes the day,
Never letting the chances slip away,
Taking hold of fate's fine weave,
Never hesitant, nor failing to believe.

Carpa diem, seize the day,
Fools let chances slip away,
Idlers always pay the cost,
For opportunities they have lost.

Trust in that old cliché,
Carpa diem, seize the day.
So, should you get the chance,
I hope you'll dance,