The Cans and Cannots

By Norman Jones III



You can take the ball from the sport

But you can’t take the sport from the ball

You can take the court from the judge,

But you can’t take the ‘Judgement’ out of court.

You can take the joker from comedy,



You can take the household from the streets,

But you can’t take the streets from the household

You can take the beauty out of the bold,

But you can’t take the bold from the beautiful



You can take the bomb from its shell,

But it’s hard to contain a bombshell

You can take a conjuror from the spell,

But you can’t take the spell from the conjuror.

You can take hell from heaven,

But you can’t place heaven in hell.

You can mold the spirit in the body,

But you can’t take the spirit from the soul

You can take the cash from the bank

But you can’t take the bank from the money.

You can measure the infinite,

But you can’t stop infinity.