Start With One
I ran everywhere under the sun
Trying to get all my tasks done
I planned my day and what I must do
That there was time I truly knew
I worked and I worked by the sweat of my brow
Not one of my tasks got done somehow
So I tried once again the very next day
Listing all my tasks the very same way
I started with this and continued with that
Then all of a sudden I knew not where I was at
I planted part of my garden and trimmed half the tree
Then I remembered I had no priority
The next day began and I planned what to do
What should be first and then number two
My day was finally ready and I did all I began
From beginning to end my race I had ran
With all of our tasks from the first to the last
Little gets done when we go way too fast
Line upon line we all must learn
Step by step our wages we’ll earn
So when at last the day is done
You’ll be much farther if you start at ONE
Copyright © Richard Rogers | Year Posted 2006
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