Living a life that matters ~ someday it must end
No sunrises no sunsets ~ everything that you hold dear
Will pass to your descendents ! Everything will dissapear !
Your hopes ~ ambitions ~ plans ~ will fade into oblivion
Won\'t matter WHO or WHAT you were nothing will outlive you !
So what will matter ~ how will your VALUE be recalled ?
Not what you had ~ but what you gave ~ remembered by us all !
Not so much what you had learned ~ but how well you taught
Sacrifice ~ integrity others battles that you fought
How you encouraged others ~ how you gave others thought !
So what is important is your example ~ when you\'ve gone
Not you competence or luxury ~ it\'s your LOVE that lingers on !
Not how long or hard you worked ~ but what you\'re working for
LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS ~ THE CHOICE MY FRIEND IS YOURS !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Love to all ~ BRIAN
Based on a thought in a Memorial Service for a good Friend.
This poem is presented as a rhyming 5 5 4 sonnet.