They say all men are brothers. <br />They say all cows eat grass. <br />They say all birds have feathers, <br />That all that is must pass. <br /> <br />All rivers flow into the sea. <br />All flowers fade and wilt. <br />And there’s no point in shedding tears <br />Whenever milk is spilt. <br /> <br />They say that all roads lead to Rome, <br />That good things come in threes. <br />That money does not on trees grow, <br />As any fool can see. <br /> <br />An old dog cannot learn new tricks. <br />A nice, new broom sweeps clean. <br />Who pays the piper calls the tune, <br />And what will be will be. <br /> <br />They say hope springs eternal, <br />That Winter precedes Spring. <br />And that it is not over <br />Until the Fat Dame sings. <br /> <br />The darkest hour, so it would seem, <br />Is right before the dawn. <br />A leopard cannot change its spots, <br />Pride comes before a fall… <br /> <br />Of all the claims I’ve heard put forth, <br />The one that makes least sense, <br />Is that all men are brothers, <br />For where’s the evidence?<br /><br />Denys E. W. Jones<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/they-say-all-men-are-brothers/
