I read of a man who stood to speakAt the funeral of a friend

He referred to the dates on her tombstone

From the beginning to the end.

I read of a man who stood to speakAt the funeral of a friend

He referred to the dates on her tombstone

From the beginning to the end.

For that dash represents all the time

That she spent alive on earth.And now only those who loved

herKnow what that little line is

worth.

For that dash represents all the time

That she spent alive on earth.And now only those who loved

herKnow what that little line is

worth.

So think about this long and hard.Are there things you'd like to

change?For you never know how much time

is left,That can still be rearranged.

So think about this long and hard.Are there things you'd like to

change?For you never know how much time

is left,That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enoughTo consider what's true and real,

And always try to understandThe way other people feel.

If we could just slow down enoughTo consider what's true and real,

And always try to understandThe way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,And show appreciation more

And love the people in our livesLike we've never loved before.

And be less quick to anger,And show appreciation more

And love the people in our livesLike we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,And more often wear a smile

Remembering that this special dashMight only last a little while.

If we treat each other with respect,And more often wear a smile

Remembering that this special dashMight only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy's being readWith your life's actions to rehashWould you be proud of the things

they sayAbout how you spent your dash?

So, when your eulogy's being readWith your life's actions to rehashWould you be proud of the things

they sayAbout how you spent your dash?

'The Dash,' one of America's most inspirational and profound poems ever to be written. Linda

Ellis wrote the poem and it's traveled the globe and become an icon unto itself.

When Linda Ellis wrote her poem, The Dash, in one afternoon 11 years ago, it would change her

life forever. In 239 words, she captured the "Simple Truths" of why we were put on this

earth.

'The Dash,' one of America's most inspirational and profound poems ever to be written. Linda

Ellis wrote the poem and it's traveled the globe and become an icon unto itself.

When Linda Ellis wrote her poem, The Dash, in one afternoon 11 years ago, it would change her

life forever. In 239 words, she captured the "Simple Truths" of why we were put on this

earth.