This Dust If You Must poem print features Rose Milligan’s much-loved poem about choosing life, creativity, friendship, and experience over the endless pressure to keep everything perfectly tidy. Beginning with the playful line, “Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better / To paint a picture, or write a letter” the poem turns an ordinary household chore into a warm reminder that our time is better spent on the things that make life meaningful.
With its references to books, music, rivers, mountains, friends, sunshine, and rain, Dust If You Must encourages us to notice how quickly life passes and to make room for joy while we can. The soft blue floral artwork gives this poetry wall art a calm, graceful character that complements the poem’s mixture of humour, wisdom, and gentle perspective without taking attention away from the words.
A thoughtful gift for someone who believes life is for living rather than endlessly cleaning, this print is especially lovely for mothers, grandmothers, friends, retirees, book lovers, or anyone embracing a slower and more intentional way of life. It makes a meaningful retirement gift, birthday present, housewarming gift, Mother’s Day gift, or reminder to enjoy the present moment, and would suit a bedroom, reading nook, kitchen, study, or cosy living space. Available framed or unframed.
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
*** Looking for a downloadable file? You can order it here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/825353685
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Thank you for reading the description! Use the code "DESCRIPTION15" to receive 15% off your order of unframed prints.
Dust If You Must
Rose Milligan
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, and 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.
This Dust If You Must poem print features Rose Milligan’s much-loved poem about choosing life, creativity, friendship, and experience over the endless pressure to keep everything perfectly tidy. Beginning with the playful line, “Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better / To paint a picture, or write a letter” the poem turns an ordinary household chore into a warm reminder that our time is better spent on the things that make life meaningful.
With its references to books, music, rivers, mountains, friends, sunshine, and rain, Dust If You Must encourages us to notice how quickly life passes and to make room for joy while we can. The soft blue floral artwork gives this poetry wall art a calm, graceful character that complements the poem’s mixture of humour, wisdom, and gentle perspective without taking attention away from the words.
A thoughtful gift for someone who believes life is for living rather than endlessly cleaning, this print is especially lovely for mothers, grandmothers, friends, retirees, book lovers, or anyone embracing a slower and more intentional way of life. It makes a meaningful retirement gift, birthday present, housewarming gift, Mother’s Day gift, or reminder to enjoy the present moment, and would suit a bedroom, reading nook, kitchen, study, or cosy living space. Available framed or unframed.
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
*** Looking for a downloadable file? You can order it here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/825353685
-------
Thank you for reading the description! Use the code "DESCRIPTION15" to receive 15% off your order of unframed prints.
Dust If You Must
Rose Milligan
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, and 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.