I read this poem years ago and it made me reflect on my life, my past, my future, but most importantly how I’m living today, now. The dash represents the time between the day we’re born and the day we’ll die. It reminded me of saying my Nanu (grandfather) said, loosely translated from his Italian dialect, was the idea that we begin to die from the day we are born. Some may interpret that as morbid, but in our family, the lesson was simple but powerful, the time we have here is limited and we should appreciate it. Every day I work at Savoring the Dash. The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis