Poetry

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Always be quick to listen,
But never try to hasten;
As you speak for you might slip,
What you say through tongue and lip.

Think about the words that you seek,
And slowly say as you speak;
Anger comes quick as speed grows,
As wicked speech brings for woes.

Get rid of such behavior,
And think about your Savior;
Exactly what He might say,
How foul talk would make you stray.

The same for immoral acts,
The darkness that it attracts;
Do not let yourself be lured,
Rather indulge in the Word.

Humbly take the Word of God,
That you should honor and laud;
It is His Word that will save,
You from both death and the grave.

You may listen and forget,
But think before you regret;
For doing something in haste,
May show how fire will taste.


Copyright � 2010 Richard Newton Sherrer

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