I don’t know how long I am to be on this earth.
So I’m spending my time
Trying to learn
To truly live.
To enjoy every moment
As if it’s my first;
And value it
As if it’s my last.
I keep those I love
Close to my heart.
They make my life glow.
And I try to remember
To tell them so.
I try to remember
Not to hold grudges,
To let anger pass.
Unresolved anger
Must not be
The feeling I take as my last.
Life makes no promises;
Does not share her plans.
Every day is a gift
And a challenge.
How I thrive
Is in my hands.
Every memory I make
While I am strong,
Gives me strength
To carry on
In those times
When I am weak.
And if I grow old
And too weak
To struggle on,
I can wrap myself
In my memories
Of the days
When my sun shone.
BY: Sharon Heaney Stansfield
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