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Topic: Gossip Mill (05/08/14)
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TITLE: A Little Bird or The Grapevine | Previous Challenge Entry
By Caleb Cheong
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In chat rooms or talk shows, emails and chain letters
Tidbits of gossip spread like fires to others
From one gossip to another until it hurts friends and others
Where there are itchy ears, there will be gossip mill
Idle talks, and rumors, or hearsay churn the mill
Chattering, tattling, disclosing or prating
The fear of gossip mill makes our life exhausting
From a little bird, through the grapevine
Surely it is not Divine Design
So be weary of the deep ravine
Focus on Christ and avoid the twine
A gossip mill not nipped in bud loves to linger
It boomerangs on the culprit of the monger
Why not fill our mind with noble thoughts¹
And season our speech with gracious words²
Take captive every thought and all the unkind words³
Curb loose lips⁴ or they might damage relationships
Set a guard at our mouths⁵ lest they sour fellowships
Sowing discords and shattering relationships
Every word will be judged when spoken carelessly6
Crystal clear warning by the Savior solemnly
It’s better to repent and rid it everyday
Rather than regret it forever and a day
Endnotes:
1 Philippians 4:8
2 Colossians 4:6
3 2 Corinthians 10:5
4 James 1:26
5 Psalm 141:3
6 Matthew 12:36
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Good scriptures of choice for the topic at hand.
God bless~
I read poems best when there is a "sing-songy" pattern in the words. This make use of the accent and unaccented syllables of the words. This pattern takes a lot of work in word choice.
I really like the thought you put into this piece and what it is that you want your readers to get from it.