The Dash Poem

Please read "Product Details" below.   We'll never know when our time is up. All we can do is our best with the time we have.This heartfelt poem by Linda Ellis invites you to reflect on your life. Are you enjoying your time on this earth? Are you focusing on the now? This poem has touched millions around the globe and continues to be shared to inspire one to live life to it's fullest, be kind and realize we are more than the sum of our years.  Our dates on our tombstone will matter, but they are simply bookends of our life story. What will matter the most are the people we love (and how we treat them) and the experiences and memories we create.   The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis reads: I read of a man who stood to speakAt the funeral of a friendHe referred to the dates on the tombstoneFrom the beginning...to the endHe noted that first came the date of birthAnd spoke the following date with tears,But he said what mattered most of allWas the dash between those yearsFor that dash represents