A quote from A PSALM OF LIFE
by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow
"Art is long, and Time is
fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout
and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are
beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
In the world's broad field of
battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!"
At the age of 31 in 1838 Henry
Longfellow wrote this with the intent of being paid $5.00, he never
received that payment and later a collection of poems including this
one was sold for .75 cents a copy. Time is fleeting....our
hearts......like muffled drums, are beating funeral marches to the
grave.
A good poem like a good book or even
better a good game draws you in. The story grabs you and tosses you
about, makes your mind open to new possibilities. I love when the
artwork of a new board game pulls me in, the smell of a freshly
opened box, the feel of fine linen cards, the density of the tiles
and all the while time is fleeting. But this day, I don't mind
taking the time to admire a new creation, engage a new player and be
absorbed into a new adventure.
My sister lost her fight with cancer
14 years ago, I assumed by now I would have had my funeral march to
the grave, but instead I am alive on the world's broad field of
battle. I am in the bivouac of life, traveling through....I have
chosen to live my life as a hero....will you join me, brother? Come
and take up arms, march by my side, cradle me if I fall and never
give up the fight?
All my love, Lynn
