If you don’t like the weather
wait five minutes and it will change.
A pitcher has pitched a shutout—
he is a hero.
You can bet
he’s talked about everywhere.
Somewhere something is on sale—
it was marked up the first day.
A song in the background rocks
but it is lost in haste.
A stitch in time saves nine
but old blue jeans are thrown away.
People say take care
and disappear.
A man in a bar nurses his drink
half-empty or half-full.
“Work is worship," a doctrine passed through centuries,
"Rest is rebellion," a baton, drowning in miseries.
"Act without expectation," karma echoes,
"Everything returns," as destiny bestows.
"Silence is golden," a soft ebb that silhouettes the sand,
"Words can change the course of history," a tide that overwhelms the land.
"Knowledge is power," the metaphorical snollygoster—
"Ignorance is bliss," a brazen imposter.
"Aging like fine wine," a desire to aspire,
"Worn by the years," behind a graceful facade.
"A stitch in time saves nine," maxim in Grandma's script,
"Don't fix what isn't broken," Grandpa's witty quip.
Aphorisms perplexing the gyri and sulci—
Dichotomy percolates, its fulcrum sheepishly sly.
Like a dolphin decoding submerged signals,
Surveilling truths with a dunk, a leap, and a dash of giggles.
A stitch in time saves nine, lest, out of step lose pep, 'ere gains back mislaid track; cruise control, lose neutral.
practice makes perfect
as perfect is relative
subject is practice
We have refused to hearken to her plea,
Our insatiable desires have spurred our spree,
We have jettisoned her cry,
We only look and sigh,
We've been taken over by our cravings,
Pushed overboard by our strivings,
We journey towards a mammoth empire,
Stifling her free course to respire,
We desire a wholesome stress-free lane,
To her detriment and bane,
She stands listless and frail,
As we go on our splurge sail,
She said it is an equal and opposite reaction,
As some have had the premonition,
We're on a lethal cruise,
We're wearing unfit shoes,
A stitch in time saves nine.
February 19, 2023.
God helps those who help themselves
Hidden here a kernel of truth: "no free lunch!"
But if I seek a shelter in real or fancied homelessness
"A stitch in time saves nine," - not my bikini (thanx a bunch)
A stitch in time saves nine,
Everything will be fine.
Why a 'needle' in a haystack
What's it doing there
And 'a stitch in time 'saves nine' ~
If nine more stitches, who cares
And who ever cries over 'spilled milk'
I'm certainly not of that ilk
If 'a penny' saved were a MILLION earned
Then perhaps I'd dress in silk
All I'm saying here, my friends
Is it might be wise to analyze
Why we say, 'Want fries with that'
~ Why risk eating your hat
I have trouble sleeping
I am in considerable pain
I twist and turn, twist and turn
And twist and turn again
My back feels like it's breaking
My legs both have a twitch
My stomach is uncomfortable
Now I have a stitch
A stitch in time saves nine
I've read
Somewhere back in time
I can't remember who wrote it
Perhaps they could use mine
My Husband is sleeping
Comfortable and snug
I'll get up for a cup of tea
And settle for a mug
I sit down by myself
Unsettled and forlorn
That healthy young woman
Of yesterday
Has well and truly gone
Who is that old woman
Miserable and blue
I should count my blessings
It won't take very long
At the moment I have only two
One that I am still alive
And have lived longer than some
Two, my aching limbs are not hurting
Everything is numb
I must try to stop thinking
Dwelling on my ills
I'll take my medication
And a dozen coloured pills
Even though I'm sure that
They give me a pain in the head
I'll swallow this last pill
Then go off to bed
A stitch in time saves nine,
If you deal with problem;
You act right now than wait,
To avoid the mayhem.
Spend little time to solve
The puzzle or trouble;
Better look for result,
Don't delay, reach your goal.
Hit the mark precisely,
Wasting not the moment;
Each second passes by,
Always be diligent.
Things will get bad or worse,
If you do it later;
It will take more effort,
It will take much longer.
Today is important
To do the job so fine;
Linger not every day,
A stitch in time saves nine.
A STITCH IN TIME
A stitch in time saves nine
It also works in just four lines
So ends the length of my little rhyme
I think four lines will work just fine
7 June 2018
For the contest sponsored by Silent One
Do you know what is the pain?
It's like leaving your wound in the rain
Time looks you overtime finest
But, stitch in time saves nine
We feel we're doing very best?
Doing struggle a lot and merely rest?
But it can waste all our sacrifice
If we'll never follow the Lord's rules and choices
If we'll give over time to our worship
Even not caring about relation or friendship
It will destroy our life and journey
We'll not be able to describe the summary
Being sincere with our prayers to the Lord
We'll able to get the grip to hold His cord
To pray for peace and for our souls
To lead our way towards the best goals
That's the best for us or not
We should stay humble with our Lord a lot
If our prayers will be precious
We'll do never be harsh with the other
Whether they are friends, siblings, father or mother
Some people are weird, silly and fat.
You can’t eat jokes,
And we want tears of laughter not sadness.
Days gone by I was always laughing.
Slapstick and custard pies.
A stitch in time saves nine when laughing out loud,
and boys will be boys for crying out loud.
A stitch in time saves nine
But a stitch in your side ain't fine
Hurts like hell
Bad words you expell
Bend over in pain while guzzling wine
© Jack Ellison 2015
Pitch
to have perfect pitch
is as the saying goes a
stitch in time saves nine
There was a young girl on Long Bay
Her swim shorts began to show fray
Rip spread up the seam
I thought I would scream
When chubby cheeks went on display!
May 4, 2015
~1st Place~
Contest: Proverbial Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Margarita Lillico
Judged: 02/26/2023
Proverb Chosen: “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine”
A Stitch In Time
~1st Place~
Contest: Dumb and Dumber Personal Quote
Sponsor: John Freeman
Judged: 06/18/2015
~3rd Place~
Contest: Traditional Limerick
Sponsor: Viv Wigler
Judged: 04/12/2018
The 'stitch in time' notion has been current in English for a
very long time and is first recorded in Thomas Fuller's
Gnomologia, Adagies and Proverbs, Wise Sentences and
Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern,
Foreign and British, 1732
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