I have always loved poetry and over the years have collected poems of all sorts. The other day, I decided to have a good clean out and came across this poem. I thought you might get a laugh at ‘my version’ on the bottom!! Hope you enjoy it.

Lesly Adams
Avonsleigh, Vic
P.S. I don’t think I would have made a good poet!!

Dust if you must but wouldn’t it be better
To paint a picture, or write a letter
Bake a cake, or plant a seed
Ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must but there’s not much time
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb
Music to hear and books to read
Friends to cherish and a life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world’s out there
With the sun in your eyes and the wind in your hair
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain
This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind
Old age will come and it’s not kind
And when you go and go you must
You yourself will make more dust.

Remember a house becomes a home
When you can write I love you
On the furniture!!!

And ‘my version’

Dust if you must, but there is a lot of pleasure
In solving crosswords at your leisure
Leave the dust, and just for good measure
I will say Thank you Lovatts for being a National Treasure!!