A Hyphen

Life is but a hyphen,

That separates two dates,

Man thinks of the years,

Which he never finds.

Life is but a few words,

To be written on a slab,

The font of this scrawl

Is what you learned to write.

Life is but a limestone,

Rough and hard its surface,

Man is but a sculptor, who

Learns this art by his life.

Art is bit tough to learn,

Time, though, much limited-
So start learning the art, before

You can say nothing further.