Searching For A Pot Of Gold

One night I was taking a walk,
In the forest near my house,
When suddenly i heard a sound,
I thought it was a mouse.
But when I took a look,
What did I see?
A tiny man with a big green hat,
Giggling at me with glee.
"Listen here Lassie,"
He said to me,
"I want to play a game,"
"Win or lose ,I promise you,
You will never be the same."
I stared down at this little guy,
Dressed in green from head to toe,
I did not trust this trickster,
So I turned so I could go.
"Hey," he yelled , as I walked away,
You can win my pot of gold,
Think of all the things you could do,
The treasures to behold,"
"All you have to do is catch me,"
Then it all belongs to you,"
"Hurry up before I change my mind,"
"Tell me what you're going to do."
" I am not a fool, shorty,"
"I said to my little friend,"
"This is a game I can not win,
A game that will never end."
He looked up at me with disappointment,
"Oh, I wanted to play,"
"But if you don't, I guess ill go,
Hope you have a good day."
With a tip of his hat he was gone,
And to me this was just fine,
I had no desire to chase a treasure,
I knew would never be mine.
You see you can not catch a leprechaun,
You would be chasing till the day you died,
He would never of had to give me his gold,
i knew that he had lied.
Always search for you own treasure,
You hold the power in your hand,
Life is too short , so start now
Before the hour glass runs out of sand.
Make life what you can,while your still here,
With the your own treasures that you find,
And remember that when you leave this earth,
You have to leave it all behind,