Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UNRULY TONGUE, by WINIFRED W. GARDNER


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UNRULY TONGUE, by                    
First Line: If someone repudiate a brother
Last Line: Wagging tongues, the lord will smit.
Subject(s): Gossip


If someone repudiate a brother,
Be not in haste to tell it;
Do not stoop to harm another,
Though the truth abound, propellate.

Hold they tongue, express it not;
Keep soul clean from tittle-tattle;
On friend or foe cast no blot,
Emerge victor in the battle.

Every one guarding his tongue, --
Unruly member of Holy Writ,
Will help to move the world among
Wagging tongues, the Lord will smit.





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