A stitch in time …

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 09 May 2017
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… (and of horse-shoes etc)

Procrastination,
mañana:
seams unravel,
‘ladders’ travel,
minor fault –
then grinding halt,
dyke unrestored –
sea-waters poured,
loose horse-shoe nail –
defences fail,
a hurt or grudge
that’s left to drift
til forms a wedge
and widening rift
that’s hard to bridge …

a stitch in time
saves nine,
saves peace,
saves lives …

see also
‘For the want of a nail …’
‘A gentle answer turns away wrath’ Proverbs 15:1 in the Bible
‘Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam, so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out‘ Proverbs 17:14 in the Bible
‘that throws a spanner in the works’

[IP: use a proverb]

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Comments

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

This is great. I like the quotes, and how you expand and interpret them.

And so true.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jean. I enjoyed realising the connection between the different proverbs.
The one comparing a widening breach in a dam with a quarrel that's left to get bigger and gets more difficult to heal, I have always felt very visual. Rhiannon