House Cleaning Thoughts

I am posting the poem that I referred to in my post below. I've always liked this poem, it helps the reader to remember what is really important in life. My Mother used to tell me, as I scurried around the farm house cleaning when I knew someone was coming "They are coming to see us, not the house", another thing she would say "our house is not a show place, we live here". I can't credit the poem, as I think it's author is "unknown".

Dust if You Must
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, 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....