Poem about kind words

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Wingnut Spicewood, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 18, 2002

This was in Dear Abby today (for entire column go here: http://www.ucomics.com/dearabby/viewda.cfm?uc_full_date=20020318&uc_comic=da&uc_daction=X ). I HAD to post it here ~ it really touched me with it's truth.

Grandma's Words of Wisdom
by Cecile Harris (born 1868)

For some kind word I do not say

A heart goes lonely on its way.

Those words of praise I do not speak

May make another's courage weak.

My friendly thought I do not share

May leave another in despair.

The words that burn, the hurt that sears

May live to haunt me through the years.

What loads I lift, what joy I spread

May live long after I am dead.

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makshi Noblesville, IN(Zone 5a) Mar 18, 2002

This very true. If we all could live by it wouldn't it be such a nice place to live?

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Zanymuse Scotia, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 18, 2002

I had this on a poster in my room as a teenager! Thanks for the memories!

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MeemsDream Plymouth, MI(Zone 6a) Mar 19, 2002

Thats beautiful and it still holds true today.
Meems

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