When I'm 64
Will you still love me?
Will you still need me?
I’m not in any position to die.
There are some things I should get done. I cannot say that I know what my life is all about. But it's really the small things that count. Looking back I made the greatest contribution in very small ordinary things. I didn’t consciously choose to do those things but great things happen in my life and others through small things. The influence of one person’s life impacts thousands and more likely millions of lives.
I was nominated to do this challenge
by two lovely Steemians @monchihichi23 and @andysantics48
so I will share my “bucket list.”
1. Play and record music with my family. I would love to make a family album together. My youngest son likes to sing but my oldest is jealous of him and cuts him off so nothing ever gets done.
2. Make an online school that rocks. So many online schools are broken. I think it is because they look for profit only. Khan Academy is awesome but can be more personalized. I’m not ready to do this yet but the time will come.
3. Make 12 good friends from around the world with a similar vision.
4. Help one college student to realize his dream and become the person who changes the world for good in his generation.
5. Help my younger brother to get married before he is 40.
6. Help my wife to write my biography in Korean. I think she is the best person to write it.
7. Fill our church building with young people praising God.
That’s enough for me. I don’t need to go to any special place. I have been to enough places around the world to know that environment is not everything. I don’t need tons of money or property. That’s pretty useless for a dead person. I don’t need a PhD. Being recognized by my wife is enough. So that’s the end of my bucket list.
Original Poem @mineopoly
Banjo pickers plunk
Strumming a tune of harmony
Fiddlers follow slow then fast
Foot tapping to the beat
John Hartford style.
Crowds sing together with Steve Goodman
The last request of a Cubs fan.
The man in black gives an encore
To remember and pounds it with nine inch nails,
Hurt.
What is a name to be remembered?
When the bell rings
Where will I be?
Fleeting moments
Bound in a digital library
A pixel of uncertainty.
The day will come
When the levee is dry
And all we’ve done
Is reckoned in a song
That never dies.
This is my 31st poem in the Steemitschool poetry competition @d-pend.(Steemitschool Discord)
Verse of the Day/ 1 Peter 1:4
"To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you..."
Mineopoly Quote:
I'm up for another round.
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QTTA: (QUESTION TO THINK ABOUT)
Is there something you should be doing right now?
I love you all.
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That song popped into my head as soon as I read your title. That is a pretty nice bucket list you have there!
Hahahahaha @debralee. I do pop those things in people's head but not as much as I used too. I grew up with hundreds and hundreds of records around me mostly folk and rock.
I really like your poem. I think the concise language and imagery is perfect. Great job.
Thanks @acousticsteveo. These are a few of my favorite performers. They plaid their heart out until their last days.
We hope to be remembered for the good we have done in the transit for life
You are right @corderosiete. Happy Birthday again. We hope to be remembered but really we want to be remembered for good things when we are not much more but a pile of dust. Thank God for his gift of life that makes each day precious. I totally don't deserve this mercy.
You have great things on you bucket list - I feel very shallow after reading them. i hope you get to do all on your list :)
Thanks for reading @andysantics48. These were the first things that came to mind.
I don't know if I will get a chance to do any of them but I am working on it step by step:)
Always loved that song by the Beatles...will you still need me...will you still squeeze me...when I’m 64. I was singing that song today...when I was driving in the car alone.😃
Your bucket list shows what a considered thoughtful person you are, Christopher and how important to be in the moment and enjoy what’s right in front of us. Resteemed.
Thank you @redheadpei. The Beatles still make me smile. I must admit I hated writing the bucket list. I cannot begin to say what my life is about. I am really blessed to have seen and done so much in one life time. There is more to come. Thank you for the resteem:)
Sometimes I have no idea what I am doing here but I am having fun doing it.
Keep up writing until the end of the challenge.
I'm a participant for the challenge too
Thank you for your encouraging words @anggreklestari. I will stop by and read one of your poems.
Always be my pleasure :)
I loved your bucket list @mineopoly, and speaking of your wife... I know the feeling, having someone to share life with is the greatest thing. Thank you!
Thanks @monchhichi23. Maybe that's why I'm pretty happy no matter what I do. I trust God and I trust my wife.
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