Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A poem.

Seeing as my story has reached the intermission, I decided that I would share a poem with you instead.

THE TONGUE
"The boneless tongue, so small and weak, can crush and kill" declared the Greek.

"The tongue destroys a greater horde," The Turk asserts, "than dies the sword."

A Persian proverb wisely saith, "A lengthy tongue-an early death;"

Or sometimes takes this form instead, "Don't let your tongue cut off your head."

"The tongue can speak a word whose speed," Says the Chinese, "outstrips the steed;"

While Arab sages this impart, "The tongue's great storehouse is the heart."

From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung, "Though feet should slip, ne'er let the tongue."

The sacred writer crowns the whole: "Who keeps his tongue doth keep his soul."
Philip B. Strong

Well that's all for now, see you tomorrow,

Jacob

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dear Jacob,
I applaud your choice of poetry, my son! This is something that I have saught to master for decades, as you well know. It is interesting to me that many cultures, some of them great enemies, all feel the same way about the power of the tongue to destroy our lives. OH HELP!
MOM