To Do List

My to do list is 5 feet long,

Though not nearly as long as my mom's.

If I could get it done I'd be pleased,

If I could get it done I would be at ease.

But then maybe I'd miss something,

And forget to, for a moment, stare at nothing.

In all that hustle and bustle,

I will only end up in a fuddle.

Is it better today, that I did my duty,

Took care for each responsibility,

Checked each box on my list?

Would that be the gist?

Or is it better that today, I learned something new

Like the word ephemeral and what it means.

Maybe if I hugged a little tighter

And sang a little louder.

What if I drank tea in the dawn of the day,

As the morning sang the glory of its creator.

Sacrificed my to do list for the task of someone else,

Or simply learned to love a little more.

What if I really breathed deeper the life He breathed into existence?

And with each part of my day I learned a little more

Of the great big God I serve?

I'll get things done tomorrow,

And I will seek the beauty around each corner then too,

But today I learned that all the things I could accomplish,

My to do list and all, are simply ephemeral.

It is better that today, rather then check the endless boxes,

I learned to love and serve my God just a little more.