and yet - it all works out

 

There are more branches than birds

Less stories than words

More books than are flicks

Fewer dogs than are ticks

More water than beer

More days than are years

More questions than answers

More walkers than dancers

More thoughts in my head

Than people not dead

More smiles than frowns

Less coffee than grounds

More pockets than dollars

More echoes than hollers

More ticks in a clock

Than boats at the dock

More notes in a horn

Than hats that are worn

More whispers than shouts

Less guesses than doubts

More chalk on the boards

More bullets than swords

More stupid than smart

More stops than are starts

More whiskers on kittens

Than snowflakes on mittens

More headstones in rows

Than fingers and toes

More bad luck than good

More plastic than wood

But when all’s said and done

There’s only this one.

 

 

 

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