Power of the Tongue

Power of the Tongue

The tongue we know not
Is a good receptionist
But a poor postmaster
Though cold and wet
Full of fire and smoke it is
It sets ablaze the Savanna,
Forests and the Sahara
It destroys love-birds’ nests
And all is ashes
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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