One Precious Day
One Precious Day
I may never see tomorrow;
There’s no written guarantee,
And things that happened yesterday
Belong to history.
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I cannot predict the future,
And I cannot change the past.
I have just the present moment;
I must treat it as my last.
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I must use this moment wisely
For it soon will pass away,
And be lost to me forever
As a part of yesterday.
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I must exercise compassion,
Help the fallen to their feet,
Be a friend unto the friendless,
Make an empty life complete.
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I must make this moment precious,
For it will not come again,
And I can never be content
With things that might have been.
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Kind words I fail to say this day
May ever be unsaid,
For I know not how short may be
The path that lies ahead.
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The unkind things I do today
May never by undone,
And friendships that I fail to win
May nevermore be won.
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I may not have another chance
On bended knee to pray,
And thank my God with humble heart
For giving me this day.
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I may never see tomorrow,
But this moment is my own.
It’s mine to use or cast aside;
The choice is mine alone.
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I have just this precious moment
In the sunlight of today,
Where the dawning of tomorrow
Meets the dusk of yesterday.
-Author Unknown
That is beautiful!
Abigail said this on April 12, 2010 at 5:40 pm