Dust if You Must
Rose Milligan
c. 1938 to
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Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better
paint a picture, or write a letter,
Bake a cake, or plant a seed;
Ponder the difference between want need?
Dust if you must, but there's not much time,
With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;
Music hear, and books to read;
Friends to cherish, and to lead.
Dust if you must, but the world's there
With the sun in your eyes, and the in your hair;
A flutter of snow, a shower rain,
This day will not come around again.
Dust you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will and it's not kind.
And when you go (and you must)
You, yourself, will make more dust.