If Tomorrow Never Comes
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If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute or two to stop and say “I love you,” instead of assuming, you would know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well I’m sure you’ll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there’s always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.
There will always be another day to say our “I love you’s”, and certainly there’s another chance to say our “Anything I can do’s?”
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I’d like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, and today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you’re waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, you’ll surely regret the day, that you didn’t take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today, whisper in their ear, tell them how much you love them and that you’ll always hold them dear, take time to say “I’m sorry,” “please forgive me”, “thank you” or “it’s okay”.
And if tomorrow never comes, you’ll have no regrets about today.
From author unknown.
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Arswino,
This is a lovely post. One of my favourite songs is “If Tomorrow Never Comes” by Ronan Keating, similar to this quote. I try to live by it everyday.
Hi Arswino
I love this poem, my favorite part is: “Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, and today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.”
Thank you,
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Aciton
Hi Arswino
This is so true. I saw a movie last night called “Into the Wild”. It is such a testament to living life to the full and now. You may want to see it some time…
Juliet
Hi Daphne, the song is my favorite too and great if you can live by it everyday. Thank you for commenting, Daphne.
Hi Giovanna, you’re welcome. Thank you.
Hi Juliet, I never saw the movie. I will seek for the movie as soon as possible. Thanks for the recommendation on the movie, Juliet.
That’s an excellent poem with many many wise words in it. Always a pleasure Arswino to read your site, keep it up! Great inspiration.
Hi Mike, you’re welcome and thank you for the comment as well.
awesome stuff.
so key.
THIS. IS. IT.
right now, this is it.
respect
Alex
Hi Arswino, beautiful words, i too like the song if Tomorrow never comes, it is of great sentimental value to me, as i always think of my youngest sister, i never got to say goodbye , or how much i loved her, we should never miss the chance of giving a hug, and tell them how much we love them.
This is one very touching poem. If I am right, this is a poem by Norma Marek, written in 1989, in memory of a lost child. I have posted it at my site recently too. A good reminder for us to show love and concern for those around us.
If water was a kiss id send u the sea.if a hug was 1 leaf id send u a tree if luv were forever id send u eternity!