March 17, 2015 by Melba Christie at Poemattic

1952 – ?

Someone once said,

“it’s not the numbers that count

it’s what happens

at the dash.”

The question is

what to do

so that life

is meaningful

and well spent.

One Reply to “1952 – ?”

memadtwo says:

March 18, 2015 at 7:38 am

Great image.

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