There's a beautiful poem called "The Dash" that you should read:
The Dash
by Linda Ellis
I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on the tombstone
from the beginning…to the end.
He noted that first came the date of birth
and spoke the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.
The Dash
by Linda Ellis
I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on the tombstone
from the beginning…to the end.
He noted that first came the date of birth
and spoke the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.
Linda Ellis asks that the poem not be reposted, so please read the entire work on her site:
http://www.linda-ellis.com/the-dash-the-dash-poem-by-linda-ellis-.html
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