Judy Ball Poet Couplet

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Don't hurt others by the things you say. If what you have to say can't help without hurting someone ---- Clam Up!!  Don't Say it!!  Gossip hurts.       Think about it this way.                          Most gossip is just that --- Gossip.  And most gossip is Untrue. It's a little bit of fact and a whole lot of fiction. It's a story that has been added to and embellished to make it more interesting.      When you spread gossip you are spreading tales. Now where do we usually find a tail? On somethng's rump. Right?  So when a tale comes out of your mouth what does that make you?

Hmmm.

Lies and Untruths

Of what good is a lie, not much for sure.
While it may help a little, it destroys much more.

When you tell an untruth you tell more than a lie.
When the truth is found out as it will by and by,

You'll be known as a liar, untrusted, despised,
For you can't trust a liar, they're wolves in disguise.

They prey upon those who have done them no harm.
They lie and deceive to gain favor and charm,

Any and all who can do them some good.
They care not who they hurt as a true friend should;

So tell no untruths and carry no tales,
And you'll have friends aplenty and no cause to bewail.

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Victor Buhagiar January 15, 2021 at 11:04 PM Truth will always be discovered. And is never left unpunished if it is of a serious nature. ~~ Judy Ball January 15, 2021 at 11:31 PM Thanks so much Victor. God Bless, JB

Andrea Dietrich January 15, 2021 at 4:34 PM The gossip becomes untrue when it's second hand because people embellish it. Also funny is how two people can see one thing in two totally different ways, so I might say something I remember from childhood and my sister will say it's a lie and it happened a different way. Just some other things your poem made me think of. Judy Ball January 15, 2021 at 9:09 PM Thanks bunches Andrea. I often remember something my girls did when they were young and they will say it never happened. God Bless, JB