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Wise & Witty Wednesday

OK, today's "Wise & Witty" bit is going to be a poem I used to have memorized and still love...and need to remind myself of these days!

Procrastination
author unknown

He was going to be all that a mortal should be--
Tomorrow.
No one should be kinder or braver than he--
Tomorrow.
A friend who was troubled and weary he knew,
Who'd be glad for a lift, and who needed it, too;
On him he would call and see what he could do--
Tomorrow.

Each morning he stacked up the letters he'd write--
Tomorrow.
And thought of the folks he would fill with delight--
Tomorrow.
It was too bad, indeed, he was busy today,
And hadn't a minute to stop on his way;
More time he would have to give others, he'd say--
Tomorrow.

The greatest of mortals this man would have been--
Tomorrow.
The world would have known him would he ever have seen--
Tomorrow.
But the fact is, he died, and he faded from view,
And all that he left, when living was through,
Was a mountain of things he intended to do--
Tomorrow.
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Kelly Ranae said…
I still love this poem :) It's almost as good as the Grumble Family! Now you'll have to post that one one here, except that you don't grumble about much, so maybe you don't need that reminder like some of us do...
April 24, 2009 at 11:56 AM
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