Sunday, October 10, 2010

A life too short

I would, honestly, prefer to live in a clean bright shiny house - on one condition. Somebody else does all the dusting. And the cleaning & polishing, mopping & wiping too. As long as they are not one of those who plump up the cushion before you are even out of the chair you were sitting on.

If push comes to shove, I could live like Miss Havisham, but in the meantine I will just settle for an occasional light dusting.


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.

Remember, a house becomes a home when you can write
"I love you" on the furniture.....



Anon



Dust is the carpet of the contented. Roger McGough

After four years, you don't notice the dust. Quentin Crisp

Without dust there would be no clouds or rain — instead, everything would be soaking wet with moisture. Our dresses would become wet and dripping, and umbrellas useless. John Aitken


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