Thursday, January 08, 2009

LXXVI - Waiting

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One Minute Writer had a topic called "Waiting".
"What are you waiting for?"


Waiting

Patience, we’re told, is a treasure,
A virtue, and so, beyond measure.
But it’s so irritating
To sit around waiting
For a tradesman to come, at his leisure.

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Punctuality, there’s not much to it,
Should you ever wish to pursue it;
But it can be a shock
To arrive on the clock
As no-one ever sees you do it.

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© J Cosmo Newbery
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14 comments:

  1. I am biologically wired to be on time (I got the double gene that completely skipped both my parents). I have mini-nervous breakdowns if I'm late. But everyone else in my life is always late. Go figure.

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  2. I HATE waiting for people. I am so terribly impatient. Which is sort of unfair, seeing as I have a hard time being anywhere on time.

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  3. i personally hate to hurry up and wait ..

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  4. Patience and punctuality are two worthy goals,
    Unless you're uncouth and descended from trolls. ;)

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  5. I am punctual. It is one of my 'things'.

    If I say I will be somewhere at a certain time I will crawl over broken glass to fulfil my promise.

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  6. There was an old clock
    Which was put into hock
    It went on that way
    Until you came to pay

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  7. Never a truer word spoken, especially in India...

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  8. I thought "hmmmmm...usually he rhymes his stuff" and realized I was using the less poetic "leeeezure" while you were using "leathzure."

    And I am a Miss Early Bird myself. I cannot abide lateness...but it seems to be the way of the world today! It is always such a shock when someone does show up on time!

    Great as usual.

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  9. Oh how I hate to wait! My girls know that when I am ready to leave that they better be in the car ready to go for fear of being left behind. :)

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  10. I hate the utility workers, or service repair men who tell you they will be there between 8 am and 5 pm, so you have to wait all day. Usually they come around 5!

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  11. I think every one of us can relate to this! Well said.

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  12. J,
    First time visiting your blog!!!Wow, nice work. I can't write poetry but enjoy reading it and you really have a talent for this mode. I am linking up your sight at Wood and Pixels. Hope you had a great Aussie Holiday!

    Dan

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  13. Jenners: In Australian English, measure, pleasure & leisure all rhyme. Sorry.

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