Dust If You Must

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So true and such beautiful sentiments .Our local radio station has just finished reciting it to us and I knew I had to have a copy .Ill add it to my funeral wishes Regards liz xx One thing is common between both father and son. They are both trying to build their own castles. The little man is building a castle that holds its own grandeur. Something no other person he knows has built. His father, on the other hand, is working extremely hard to build his own fortune and that for his family. In the third stanza, the poet refers to the vigor of young age. The spontaneity and mobility of the body deteriorate gradually. A person has to be active in meaningful pursuits as long as the body is fresh and full of energy. The poet compares the vigor of youth by using the images of “A flutter of snow” and “a shower of rain”. Those images reflect the energy that lies in the heart of a young person. In the end, the poet’s heart pines for the impermanence of youth. That’s why, she says, “This day will not come around again.” The poet lists these pursuits as painting, writing, cooking, and gardening. A person’s heart is lighter, and their intellect is given vitality when they paint or write just because they like it. The second line of the second stanza of the second poem builds to a peak. The central meaning of this poem is included in the final sentence, “life to lead.”

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If ever there is a tomorrow when we’re not together there is something you must always remember… You are braver than you believe. Stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.The poet continues by discussing the fleeting nature of youth and the rigidity of old age. These two things never change. Therefore, one must invest time in activities that add purpose and make life joyful.

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Modern literature includes Rose Milligan’s poem “Dust If You Must.” It was released on September 15th, 1998, in volume 21 of “The Lady.” The poet Rose Milligan is not well-known. There is irony in this usage of the term “dust.” The poet refers to the audience as “dust” or, more specifically, as “dead.” Humans are afflicted by an illness termed “complexity,” much as in the current day. The poem’s lines are more understandable because of the poem’s condensed rhyme scheme—for instance, the words “better” and “letter” rhyme in the first verse.

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To laugh often and love much, to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; If not, things like going for a swim in a river nearby, hiking a mountain, listening to calming music, or reading a book would seem pointless. Dust If You Must’ by Rose Milligan contains several literary devices that make the poet’s thoughts more appealing to the readers. Likewise, the title, “Dust if you must” contains a metonymy. Dust is a symbolic reference to human beings. Humans are made of dust and after death, they return to this state. There is a rhetorical question or interrogation in the last line of the first stanza. In the second stanza, the poet uses a climax from the second line to the end of the stanza. The last phrase “life to lead” is the most important idea of this stanza.

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Throughout the first three paragraphs, she uses the word “dust” in a fun way. And in the last one “dust” represents your final form once you are dead (which sounds a little creepy). Overall, the poem is full of words of wisdom for all people running in the race of life, who have, somehow, forgotten to live. Dust if You Must – Form, Structure, & Meter This stanza’s final line contains an epigram. The poet employs a personification in the final verse when he writes, “Old age will come and it’s not nice.” The final sentence has both an apostrophe and a contradiction. Historical ContextFuneral poems and readings are a lovely way to involve family members, or friends of your loved one, in your ceremony. If you would prefer me to read them for you that is also absolutely fine. Again, these are not necessary to make your funeral ceremony personal and meaningful, it’s all about your choice. There are lots of lovely non-religious poems and readings, or you can ask your speakers to write their own.