Poem: “All That Matters” by Edgar A. Guest

All that Matters

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When all that matters shall be written down

And the long record of our years is told,

Where sham, like flesh, must perish and grow cold;

When the tomb closes on our fair renown

And priest and layman, sage and motleyed clown

Must quit the places which they dearly hold,

What to our credit shall we find enscrolled?

And what shall be the jewels of our crown?

I fancy we shall hear to our surprise

Some little deeds of kindness, long forgot,

Telling our glory, and the brave and wise

Deeds which we boasted often, mentioned not.

God gave us life not just to buy and sell,

And all that matters is to live it well.

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