♥

sooner or later we all discover

that the important moments in life

are not the advertised ones, 

not the birthdays, 

the graduations, the weddings,

not the great goals achieved.

the real milestones are less prepossessing.

they come to the door of memory unannounced,

stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit,

and simply never leave.

our lives are measured by these.

*susan b anthony