Tribute to Time

I was cleaning my husband's dresser this weekend. I found a card from his Grandmother's funeral. The poem on the back of the card was so moving and appropriate for this time of my life.

Suddenly

If suddenly we knew today

Was going to be our last

I'm sure we'd do a lot of things

Neglected in the past.

Like rising very early

So we wouldn't miss the dawn

Or running barefoot down a hill

Before the dew was gone.

I think we'd greet our neighbors

With a very special smile

And visit friends we hadn't seen

In quite a little while.

I'm certain we'd be careful

Not to tread on any toes

And listen with a kinder ear

To other people's woes.

We'd find much greater magic

In a sunset or a star

And wished we'd noticed sooner

Just how beautiful they are.

And finally, I think we'd ask

For extra time to do

These things we didn't do before

And lots of others too.

For all at once we'd realize

That our spiritual worth

Depends upon the way we live

While we are here on earth.

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