Hi, I want to apologize to the group for sending you a virus yesterday. I did not know I had it. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Jane Hoholski <jhoho@lorainccc.edu> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] Request: Poem: The Dash > HI Deb, > > I think I found the poem you were talking about. Hope this is it! > Jane Hoholski > > How Do You Live Your Dash > > I read of a man who stood to speak > At the funeral of a friend. > He referred to the dates on her tombstone > From the beginning...to the end. > > He noted that first came her date of birth > And spoke the following date with tears, > But he said what mattered most of all > Was the dash between those years. > (1934-1998) > > For that dash represents all the time > That she spent alive on earth... > And now only those who loved her > 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, > That can still be rearranged. > > If we could just slow down enough > To consider what's true and 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've 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's being read > With your life's actions to rehash... > Would you be proud of the things they say > About how you spent your dash? > > Author Unknown. > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >