If I knew....a lesson for all..

[venray]

Received in an email from my mother in law........

IF I KNEW

If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.

There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's
okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

 

[Strelnikov]

My father and I never got along. We're two stubborn knot heads, neither one willing to give an inch. He's dying now, and we've made our peace. I'm glad we did. I wish I'd tried sooner.

Strelnikov

 

[Dave2112]

This is fantastic, Ray...thanks for posting it. Like I've always said:

Yesterday's History,
Tommorow's a Mystery;
Today is a gift,
That's why they call it the Present.

 

[Krokus]

Wow. .

I love this, thanks for posting it, ven.

 

[BigJim]

To everyone who's never managed to heed this poem's advice in time............

If there's someone who's gone and you're wracked with guilt because of something you did or didn't say; remember that they are now far wiser and can hear more things than they ever could in this life. They would never want you to be crippled here because of it; to live like that would be a poor memorial to them. Make your peace with their shade and move on.

It's what they would want.