AROUND THE CORNER

I like this poetry/exhortation By Henson Towne, 

my first reading of this was in my High school days, am really impressed and inspired by it...

it is based on true story
    
        

Around the corner I have a friend,
        In this great city that has no end,
        Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
        And before I know it, a year is gone.
        And I never see my old friends face,
        For life is a swift and terrible race,
        He knows I like him just as well,
        As in the days when I rang his bell.
        And he rang mine
        if, we were younger then,
        And now we are busy, tired men.
        Tired of playing a foolish game,
        Tired of trying to make a name.
        "Tommorow" I say "I will call on Jim"
        "Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
        But tommorow comes and tommorow goes,
        And distance between us grows and grows.
        Around the corner!- yet miles away,
        "Here's a telegram sir"
        "Jim died today."
        And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
        Around the corner, a vanished friend.
        Remember to always say what you mean.
        If you love someone, tell them.
        Don't  be afraid to express yourself.
        Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
        Because when you decide that it is  the right time,
        it might be too late.
        Seize the  day.
        Never have regrets.
        And most importantly, stay close to  your friends and family,
        for they have helped make you the  person that you are today.
        Pass this along to your friends.
        It could make a  difference.
        The difference between doing all that you can  or having
        regrets which may stay with you forever.


        "It's  nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."
    
        "Of all things you wear, smile is most important."