In forty minutes this show will be over
A storm will have passed towards the west
The white cat switched sleeping positions twice
Mother bird returned to three chicks in the nest
The time it takes for the modern long player
Or to half-time in an average football match
An option to be lazily reading in a hammock
Is negated by the need to iron another batch
Seven shirts done, then rudely interrupted
On a roll, then derailed from the track
Momentum returns, tasks must be completed
And ironing boy is never getting this time back
If you really want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
Carl Sagan
1994ever 