Dust If You Must
Dust if You Must
Author Unknown
Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better
To paint a picture, or write a letter,
Bake a cake, or plant a seed;
Ponder the difference between want and need?Dust if you must, but there's not much time,
With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;
Music to hear, and books to read;
Friends to cherish, and life to lead.Dust if you must, but the world's out there
With the sun in your eyes, and the wind in your hair;
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
This day will not come around again.Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go (and go you must)
You, yourself, will make more dust.
Exactly the reason "Molly Maid" was introduced....
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This reminded me of another poem I read long ago in high school. I don't know the author, but I'll never forget the poem.
DUST
Agatha Morely all of her life
Grumbled at dust, like a good wife.
Dust on a table, dust on a chair
Dust on a mantle she couldn't bear.
She forgave faults in husband and child
But a dusty shelf would set her wild.
She bore with sin without protest
But dust thoughts preyed upon her rest.
Now Agatha Morely is sleeping sound.
Six feet under the moldy ground.
Six feet under the earth she lies,
With dust at her feet
And dust in her eyes.
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Thanks for sharing that Katherine! I had never heard it before but I can see why it would be remembered once you had heard it.
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