I just got this from my aunt Elaine. Can you tell she's my godmother?

Dust if you must but wouldn't it be better
To paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed.
Ponder the difference between want and need.

Dust if you must but there's not much time,
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb!
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must but the world's out there
With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go and go you must,
You, yourself, will make more dust.

Remember, a house becomes a home when
you can write "I love you" on the furniture....

I'm glad that they included "books to read" on the list of reasons not to dust, as that's what gets me most of the time. Of course, they also need to include "bad sitcom re-runs to watch, cats to pet (thus creating more cat hair debris) and general time-wasting sloth to be perpetrated." But I don't know how to make that rhyme.

On the other hand, they don't mention the possible ramifications for not dusting, which includes nearly killing your allergic friends. Oh well. (Sorry, Brian.)