Daylight ThoughtsTo try is smaller still, Link them together And they will move a hill. It may sound a little odd, Yet it is very true, Bees make the sweetest honey From the wild oat bloom. Never cross a stream Until you reach its shore. Never pluck a rose That has never bloomed. Never offer a wedding ring To a lady when she begs to be excused. Never shake hands with a man That recently had the flu. Never pick up a stick to strike A poor dog sick or lame, Never buy a gold brick Unless you deal on tick. Never sing in public Until you learn the key, If the sun don't shine today or tomorrow It may not shine for two or three. Never build a house upon A foundation that is sand, Never send a boy to mill When you can send a man. Bear in mind, my brother, Old John Barley-corn is dead. Better it's Uncle Johnnie, Than you or I in his stead. No plant ever grew Without an imperfect leaf or flower. No character ever was so good That it did not have a flaw. No grief is really grief Without a course of tears. No man is a manly man Until matured in years. The Plains Poems in Kansas
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