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I once read a really moving poem on here. It was written by a lady who knew that she did not have long to live. In it, she described all the things that she would not have worried about or fretted about had she known how short her life was to be.
With such a vague description I doubt that anyone would recognise the poem that I am referring to, but I would so appreciate it if anyone could put it on this board.

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."

There would have been more "I love you's." More "I'm sorry's."

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it and really see it , live it and never give it back.



Was this the one??

Ahh Erma Bombeck...she wrote those words in her early years,but died in the nineties if I remember rightly.

I bought her paperback books when I was a young mother in the sixties & seventies, she was so funny and wrote soo many tales based around her family
I've just looked for the books...two I remember were "Life is just a bowl of cherries" and "Just wait till you have children" but can't find them!! do hope they've not gone on a journey.:O( ...can't imagine I would have thrown them away as they always made me smile.

Anyone else recall them?