DO IT NOW.
IF you're told to do a thing,
And mean to do it really,
Never let it be by halves;
Do it fully, freely.
When father calls, though pleasant be
The play you are pursuing,
Do not say, "I'll come when I
Have finished what I'm doing."
If you are told to learn a task,
And you should begin it,
Do not tell your teacher, "Yes,
I'm coming in a minute."
Waste not moments nor your words
In telling what you could do
Some other time; the present is
For doing what you should do.
Don't do right unwillingly,
And stop to plan and measure;
'T is working with a heart and soul
That makes our duty pleasure.
Phoebe Cary.