‘A stitch in time saves nine' it's said,
And that's a maxim wise —
But notice: ‘time' and ‘nine' don't rhyme...
Has not such crime disguise.
And furthermore, might I remind —
That time be immaterial;
Thus not to mend — unless intend
Miracle ethereal.
D. L. Firestone Feinberg
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-stitch-in-time-saves-nine-it-s-said/
