It’s Not the Big Things You Remember

It’s not the big things you remember - Winning the Public Speaking Contest – It’s waking up in bed on a Summer morning. It’s sitting under a tree, reading a book.

It’s not the big things you remember - Getting into College - It’s sharing fun and joy with good friends. It’s having sex with another person.

It’s not the big things you remember - Getting that wonderful review in the paper – It’s the look on that old dog’s face in the Shelter. It’s the dead possum under the tree on campus.

It’s not the big things you remember - Getting out of the Draft - It’s that litte dead dog on the side of the road. It’s how your little dogs looked at you with such love.

It’s not the big things you remember - The Cuban Missile Crisis - It’s surviving that first winter in Canada. It’s visiting your friend in Hospice.

It’s not the big things you remember. It’s the things that were important to you.