Man Naturally loves delay, <br />And to procrastinate; <br />Business put off from day to day <br />Is always done to late. <br /> <br />Let ever hour be in its place <br />Firm fixed, nor loosely shift, <br />And well enjoy the vacant space, <br />As though a birthday gift. <br /> <br />And when the hour arrives, be there, <br />Where'er that "there" may be; <br />Uncleanly hands or ruffled hair <br />Let no one ever see. <br /> <br />If dinner at "half-past" be placed, <br />At "half-past" then be dressed. <br />If at a "quarter-past" make haste <br />To be down with the rest <br /> <br />Better to be before you time, <br />Than e're to be behind; <br />To open the door while strikes the chime, <br />That shows a punctual mind. <br /> <br />Moral: <br /> <br />Let punctuality and care <br />Seize every flitting hour, <br />So shalt thou cull a floweret fair, <br />E'en from a fading flower<br /><br />Lewis Carroll<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/punctuality/
