Giving Today For Someone's Tomorrow
We all have our lives to do
remind ourselves a purpose given
show no selfish mind of thought
fully directed and purpose driven
It's so easy to forget others
selfishness runs through our veins
for self rises far too often
causing so many inward pains
True humanity, can it be found?
since creation man's constant fail
prone to think only of oneself
whether that be male or female
Instructions come to find you
given you the opportunity to know
so that your words will penetrate
to whoever, whether friend or foe
A reward is on the way
which for you is tomorrow
someone gave you their today
bringing it all on with no sorrow
("When you go home, tell them of us and say.
for your tomorrow we gave our today"
- John Maxwell Edmunds
(21 January 1875 – 18 March 1958) was an English classicist, poet, and dramatist and the author of several celebrated martial epitaphs.)
Copyright © Gordon Mcconnell | Year Posted 2022
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