Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TALK IS CHEAP', by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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First Line: When the tongue, with ready art
Last Line: Talk is gold when life is gold
Subject(s): Talk; Silence


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.





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