Norman Littleford Poet Rhyme

Nothing

I was shopping in my local store
when I saw a square glass case,
it had a price tag on it
but was full of empty space.

I spoke to the assistant
who looked at it with pride,
I said, it has a price tag
but there is nothing inside.

She said it's very special
and of course you have to pay,
you don't see many places
with nothing on display.

It seems to be quite popular
you find it everywhere,
even at the customs
most have nothing to declare.

You can find it in any shop
if you have time to spare,
there is always someone coming out
saying they bought nothing there.

Nothing is a funny thing
it is not there at all,
but countries go to war
over nothing, as I recall.

If you spend all your money
you still have nothing left to show,
and when you die
you always take it with you when you go.

To some it's a religion
which really is quite clever,
for when you come to think of it 
nothing lasts forever.

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