When the tongue, with ready art. Bodies forth a servile heart; When Its vows forgotten fade Speedily as they are made; When it raises honor high. But its own life is a lie; When big wonls from nothing leap, "Talk is cheap," for life is cheap. When the tongue with carefulness Tells the truth, nor more nor less; When it boldly dares to speak For the wrong and for the weak; When with modesty and grace Talk adorns a homely place; When it comes from sources deep Talk is anything but cheap. "Speech is silver." sages sing; "Silence is a gulden thing." Other doctrine do I hold: Talk is gold when life is gold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY (FROM A WESTERNER'S POINT OF VIEW) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE STARLIGHT NIGHT by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE COUNTY OF MAYO by THOMAS LAVELLE THE CANDLE by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE MARCH BEE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN TOMMY BIG-EYES by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN LES MORTS VONT VITE by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. THE VOICE OF ONE BLIND by EDWARD CARPENTER |