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The Joy of Being

Sharing words of love, insight, and humor

by ehkaiser

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$9.95
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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 7/25/2013

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 62
ISBN : 9781475992236
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 62
ISBN : 9781475992243

About the Book

Brevity

Life is but a moment
Between our birth and our demise . . .
A small dash between tombstone numbers
Marks the living of our lives.

Whether young or old, rich or poor,
All dash lengths are the same,
But what will be remembered
Is how well you lived each day.
You may boast about success in life, but
No matter how successful you’ve been,
It’s the deeds you’ve done for others
That will be remembered in the end!

So use your dash wisely
While you’re here on this earth,
And you will be remembered
Always . . . beginning with your birth.

But if your focus has been only on self,
And you’ve cared not for anyone else,
And your attitude has been rotten, then once gone,
You will be totally and forever
forgotten.

About the Author

Ella H. Kaiser, the author of several single poems, and some collections, can be found in anthologies i.e., Promise of Tomorrow, 1998; the Luminescent Night, 1999, Forever Spoken, 2005.