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The Dash Poem - by Linda Ellis
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone,
From the beginning…to the end.
He noted that first came her date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth…
And now only those who loved her,
Know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars…the house…the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard…
Are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
That can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what’s true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel
And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile.
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy’s being read, With your life’s
actions to rehash…
Would you be proud of the things they say
bout how you spent your dash?
Here is the index page showing a link to every page I have on this website. There may be a few broken links:
LISA MICHELLE BIAS-VAN DYKE
THELMA LOUISE BIAS-HILL <-----ME
KATHERINE LORENE BIAS-LOFTIS
TAKEN NEAR CHRISTMAS 2003
FOR SOME REASON, THIS INDEX PAGE HAS BEEN DELETED SO I HAVE TO REDO IT. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME AS I WORK ON IT. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Welcome to my family page for my father's BIAS surname and my mother's HAMPTON surname and MANY others that connect, cross and intertwine.
Our BIAS family has been traced back to Jesse Bias (Byous, Bise, Bice, Bius, etc.) and Rhoda Bloyd in Green County, KY. Jesse was born about 1786 in probably Green County, KY. Rhoda was probably born in Rockingham County, NC. They were married in 1809 in Green County, KY, as their marriage record proves. That is the FIRST written record we have found so far to my knowledge. Probably after Rhoda died, Jesse married Matilda Jane Perry in Indiana and they all set out for Missouri by horseback and wagon.
Click on the link below to go to the various pages for their story and their children.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO JESSE AND RHODA'S STORY
On Jesse's page there is a link to each child he and both his wives had.
My direct line is:
Jesse Bias and Rhoda Bloyd (Click above)
Hiram Bias and Nancy Jane Tabor
This may NOT be Hiram & Nancy. What do you think?
John Armstrong Bias and Mary S. Henson
John Alogan Bias and Amie Malinda Friend
John Alogan (J.R.) Bias and Thelma Lorene Hampton'
(then me) Thelma Louise Bias
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