“Mayfly'' Think how fast a year flies by A month flies by A week flies by Think how fast a day flies by A Mayfly's life lasts but a day A single day To live and die A single day How fast it goes The day The Mayfly Both of those. A Mayfly flies a single day The daylight dies and darkness grows A single day How fast it flies A Mayfly's life How fast it goes.” PoetryMayflyA Poem For Every Spring DayMary Ann Hoberman Author:Mary Ann Hoberman