Dust if You Must
Rose Milligan
c. 1938 to
Track 1
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To paint a picture, or write a letter,
Friends to cherish, and life to lead.
Bake a cake, or plant a seed;
Old age will come and it's not kind.
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
This day will not come around again.
Dust if you must, but there's not much time,
With the sun in your eyes, and the wind in your hair;
You, yourself, will make more dust.
With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;
Music to hear, and books to read;
Dust if you must, but the world's out there
And when you go (and go you must)
Ponder the difference between want and need?
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