Brenda Michele  Lane

                 The DasH

I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral

of his friend,

He referred to the dates on the tombstone

from the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came the date of his birth

and spoke of the second with tears,

but he said that what mattered most of all

was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time

that was spent alive on earth,

And now only those who loved him

know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not how much we own,

the cars, the house, the cash.

what matters is how we live and love

and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard,

are there things you’d like to change?

For you never know how much time is left

you could be at “Dash Mid-Range”.

If we could just slow down enough

to consider what’s true and what’s real

and always try to understand the way

other people feel.

And…be less quick to anger, and show

appreciation more, and love the people in our lives

like we never loved before. If we treat each other

with respect, and more often wear a smile,

remembering that this special dash might only last

a little while,

So when your eulogy is being read with

your life’s actions to rehash would you be pleased

with the things they say about 

you spent your dash?

                 The DasH

I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral

of his friend,

He referred to the dates on the tombstone

from the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came the date of his birth

and spoke of the second with tears,

but he said that what mattered most of all

was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time

that was spent alive on earth,

And now only those who loved him

know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not how much we own,

the cars, the house, the cash.

what matters is how we live and love

and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard,

are there things you’d like to change?

For you never know how much time is left

you could be at “Dash Mid-Range”.

If we could just slow down enough

to consider what’s true and what’s real

and always try to understand the way

other people feel.

And…be less quick to anger, and show

appreciation more, and love the people in our lives

like we never loved before. If we treat each other

with respect, and more often wear a smile,

remembering that this special dash might only last

a little while,

So when your eulogy is being read with

your life’s actions to rehash would you be pleased

with the things they say about  how

you spent your dash?

                 The DasH

I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral

of his friend,

He referred to the dates on the tombstone

from the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came the date of his birth

and spoke of the second with tears,

but he said that what mattered most of all

was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time

that was spent alive on earth,

And now only those who loved him

know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not how much we own,

the cars, the house, the cash.

what matters is how we live and love

and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard,

are there things you’d like to change?

For you never know how much time is left

you could be at “Dash Mid-Range”.

If we could just slow down enough

to consider what’s true and what’s real

and always try to understand the way

other people feel.

And…be less quick to anger, and show

appreciation more, and love the people in our lives

like we never loved before. If we treat each other

with respect, and more often wear a smile,

remembering that this special dash might only last

a little while,

So when your eulogy is being read with

your life’s actions to rehash would you be pleased

with the things they say about  how

you spent your dash?

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