Dust If You Must

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The poet’s heart ultimately yearns for youth’s transience. She claims that “ this day will not come around again” because of this. The first four words of the poem are ‘ refrains’. They repeat themselves at the beginning of each stanza.

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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. In the third stanza, the poet makes use of metaphors. The metaphors are present in “the sun in your eyes” and “wind in your hairs”. Here the poet compares the liveliness of eyes and hairs to the sun’s brightness and air’s movement respectively. The last line of this stanza contains an epigram. In the last stanza, the poet uses a personification in the line, “Old age will come and it’s not kind.” The last line presents a paradox as well as an apostrophe. 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.Dust If You Must’ by Rose Milligan contains four stanzas and each stanza of the poem has four lines in it. The poet uses a regular rhyme scheme in the poem and the rhyme scheme is AABB. It goes on like this in the following stanzas. The compact rhyming pattern of the poem makes the lines more coherent. As an example, in the first stanza, “better” and “letter” rhyme together. In the last two lines, “seed” and “need” rhyme together. The rhyming lines of this stanza present two different ideas but the poet relates them by connecting the sense of the lines. However, there is one difference. My nephew is building his castle near the sea. And he knows a wave might come and wash away his castle. And all that he worked for might whither away, just like that. And if that happens, he won’t retaliate. 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. Well it’s just a lot of fun, isn’t it? We love rhyming poetry and this one’s a corker. Before reading this would you have thought it possible to be whimsical about a vacuum cleaner? Cleaning an Attic 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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I Taught Myself to Live Simply by Anna Akhmatova – This poem by Anna Akhmatova is similar to the theme of Milligan’s poem.As a parent it might feel like a never-ending job, between taking your kids to school, laundry, cooking meals, cleaning up. But this very beautiful poem by Rose Milligan called “ Dust If You Must” reminds us that the parenting time will fly by and maybe spending time with your child is the most important thing. This poet believes that one should not waste valuable time in activities that ultimately injure the spirit because there are rivers to swim in and mountains to climb.

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Though, this poem (Dust if You Must) by Rose Milligan is quite famous. Not much information about her bio is available online. Rose Milligan emphasizes the importance of doing the things that make you happy like painting, cooking, writing, or even gardening. Take time out, to understand the difference between your wants and needs. Dust If You Must’ by Rose Milligan urges the readers to celebrate the simplicity of life still there’s time left. As there won’t be any materialistic gains in such things, one has to know what things are important to invest their time in. Thereafter, the poet talks about the transience of youth and the immobility of old age. Those two things are constant. So, one has to put their time into things that make life more meaningful and truly enjoyable. The speaker warn the reader that eventually everyone dies and “[you], yourself, will make more dust” (Milligan, 16).to leave the world a bit better, whether by healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; Funeral 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. One can create a quiet environment inside themselves by painting, writing letters, baking, or planting seedlings. One must be conscious of their needs and wants. To laugh often and love much, to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children;