When All Is Said and Done

When all is said and done - my son
When all is done and said
There's nothing more to be done - my son
And nothing more to be said.

When all is cut and dried - my girl
When all is dried and cut
There's nothing more to be dried - my girl
And nothing more to be cut

When all is fair and square - my friend
When all is square and fair
There'to be is nothing more to be squared - my friend
And nothing more to be fair.

When we are dead and gone - at last
When we are gone and dead
Then everything will be gone - and past
And we will all be dead.

Yes we will all be dead - my friends
Dead as the nail in the door
Our work will all be done - my friends
And we wil strive no more.

And we will strive no more - my friends
To say and do  and cut and dry
To worry our minds and search our hearts
To be fair and square and the reason why.
To find out the reason why - my friends
To fathom the reason why ????????
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 11/10/2010 11:39:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round of the Poetrysoup site contest John. The best to you in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/9/2010 4:33:00 PM
Congradulations on having your poem featured John, I am pleased to have read this, enjoyed, and best wishes to your upcoming days..P.D.
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Date: 9/7/2010 10:05:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week John K. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/6/2010 8:38:00 PM
Great piece. Congrats on the well-deserved feature.
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Date: 9/6/2010 1:09:00 AM
Well written , piece , John which is worth it's spot on the front page ....
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Date: 5/18/2010 4:35:00 AM
Very nice, enjoyed reading your poem today
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Date: 5/14/2010 1:00:00 PM
When all is said and done,we ask why. .Enjoyed this great poem,lot to ponder. .Charma.
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