In Memory of
My Father (May 27, 1998) & Mother (May 10, 2000)
THE DASH
I read
of a man who stood to speak
He noted that first came the date of his birth
For that DASH represents all the time
For it matters not, how much we own;
So think about this long and hard...
If we could just slow down enough
And be less quick to anger,
If we treat each other with respect,
So, when your eulogy's being read
at a funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on his tombstone
from the beginning.....to the end
and spoke of the date with tears,
BUT he said, what mattered most of all
was the DASH between those years
that he spent alive on earth....
and now only those who loved him
know what that little line was worth
the cars...the house...the cash
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our DASH
are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
You could be at "DASH mid-range"
to consider what's true and real,
and always try to understand
the way other people feel....
and show appreciation more,
love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before
and more often wear a smile....
remembering that this special DASH
might only last a little while
with your life's actions to rehash...
would you be proud of things they say
about how you spent your DASH.
Author Linda Ellis
Please visit Linda Ellis's Wonderful Site
© 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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