Getting Ready

Getting ready to get ready,
To do a job,
Much thinking and planning and gathering,
Buying, trying,
To get what we need together,
To do,
The project were getting ready to get ready to do.

It seems more getting ready is done than the work getting done.
Get everything in place,
Not a trace,
Of anything missing, needed, to get the job done.

Finally all getting ready is done,
It’s been fun,
Getting ready to get the job done.

But no work is done,
Job not begun,
Too much time getting ready to get ready,
No time left,
To get the job done.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Awtry Avatar
February 20, 2019 at 9:23 PM
This is great Timothy! "getting ready to get ready"--aren't humans hilarious?
Mcguire Avatar
February 20, 2019 at 10:25 PM
You got that right P.S.
Cunningham Avatar
July 27, 2018 at 5:47 AM
Love it Timothy, but the thing is, its true haha. Tom
Mcguire Avatar
July 27, 2018 at 6:46 AM
You are right Tom!
Gauthier Avatar
May 10, 2018 at 11:55 PM
A charming poem, Timothy. So true. LOL
Mcguire Avatar
May 11, 2018 at 12:08 AM
It is the story of my life!
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