A Dash Through Life
I just heard part of the speech delivered by the Rev. Al Sharpton when he was here in Barbados and thought his idea of the “dash” on a person’s epitaph was very true. I leaned that this may not have originated with him but where ever the origin, I thank you for the unique idea.
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A Dash Through Life
All the hustle and bustle and then we
Die and what do others see A dash on our epitaph to represent So many things done in our lives spent How unfortunate that people never know
The importance of our lives when they casually go How succinct to mark our many years Represented with the dash that appears On the headstone between born and died Usually a dash is understood worldwide Got many meanings but none will summarize How a man lived, whether kind, peaceful and wise
Life should not be reported so briefly I see a dash between the years and now I see Folk like me who once had so much to give Epitomized with a dash representing how they chose to live
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