Thought
Diablos alights on shoulder bare
Whispers “abandon loving care”
For stories spread loosely from lip
Divides by tongues in cheap gossip.
“Black death I reap and cursed be ye
That poison minds and energy”
For unbeknown, speech uncontrolled
Will return to you a hundredfold.
Dogs may bark and snap at heels
Loud noises monitor how it feels
But what is that to elephants
Who are immune to taunting rants?
If they wished with one flicking kick
They could despatch such rhetoric
Truth heralded triumphs alone
Words withheld for kindly tone
Expressions of the highest thought
Brings to your door the joy it brought
For angelic conscience will proclaim
That delightful words of Holy Name
In beaming blessings will reveal
That One truth wrong words conceal
Prayer
O Lord, may I reserve my speech for kindness and truthfulness. May my thoughts and words be pleasant and beneficial to others. May my speech be guided by the wise and may I worship thee as speech itself.
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