Topic: " The Dash "
ColleenAnn's photo
Tue 04/08/08 01:33 PM
Well today has been 3 years since Bobby has passed...He is missed so much. Not a day goes by that I dont think about him...Here is a poem from his funeral...I wanted to share it with everyone...Its called "The Dash"...I love you Bobby and I always will- ColleenAnn,

"The Dash"

I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend.


He referred to the dates on his tombstone
From the beginning to the end.



He noted that first came the date of his birth
And spoke of the second date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years


For that dash represents all the time
That he 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 most 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 whats 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 dashflowerforyou

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Tue 04/08/08 01:37 PM
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lurchs_sister's photo
Tue 04/08/08 01:43 PM
Sorry for your loss... remember to celebrate his life!flowerforyou flowerforyou

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Tue 04/08/08 01:48 PM
A girlfriend of mine....had given me "The Dash"
It made me cry....always

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