To realize
The value of a sister
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.

To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.

To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.

To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
who has given birth to
A premature baby.

To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize
The value of one hour:
Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.

To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident...

To! realize
The value of one millisecond:
As k the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics

To realize the value of a friend:
Lose one.

The origin of this letter is unknown,

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

great post

3L said...

Ditto.

3L said...

So good I had to stumble it. Now it's time to digg it.

Sheri Fresonke Harper said...

Terrific poem, sorry the source didn't get credit
:) Sheri

jb said...

Awesome post. Really great poem. So very true. I wonder who penned it? Thanks, for posting it for all of us to discover.

Huggs
JB

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