A poem emphasizing the importance of living well, using "dash" as a metaphor for life's journey between birth and death.

By Ernest Lawrence Thayer The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play, And then when Cooney died at first, and …

By Anon People come into your life for a reason, A season or a lifetime.

By Dylan Thomas Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green, honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns …

Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people.

I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

By William Wordsworth Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray: And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day The solitary child.

not their fault? whose fault? mine? I am asked to hide my viewpoint from them for fear of their fear. age is no crime but the shame of a deliberately wasted life among so many deliberately …

By michael rosen Strict. We had a teacher who was so strict, you weren't allowed to breathe in her lessons. She used to stand out the front going, "No breathing!" And you had the whole …

Not for such hopes and fears Annulling youth's brief years, Do I remonstrate: folly wide the mark! Rather I prize the doubt Low kinds exist without, Finished and finite clods, untroubled by a spark.