dust if you must

    
Usually, I am not one to forward or pass along all the cutesy sayings and so forth that we all see on the internet.  Usually, I don't even like poetry...but this little rhyme struck a chord with me.




                               Dust If You Must

Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better

To paint a picture or write a letter,

Bake a cake or plant a seed,

Ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must, but there's not much time,

With rivers to swim and mountains to climb,

Music to hear and books to read,

Friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world's out there,

With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,

A flutter of snow, a shower of rain.

This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind,

Old age will come and it's not kind.

And when you go - and go you must - 

You, yourself, will make more dust.

Rose Milligan

It's short and to the point...and reminds me again to narrow down the amount of stuff I have around here.

Less stuff equals less stuff to dust and maintain...more time to do something that I enjoy!