Talk
‘Every man’s word shall be his burden.’
— JEREMIAH xxiii. 36
IF talk were fire — ‘twould burn the town —
If talk were water — all would drown —
Could talk be moulded into bread,
The unemployed would all be fed;
But talk is talk — and so, instead,
There’s always plenty in the air,
While feet and cupboard shelves go bare!
If talk were water — all would drown —
Could talk be moulded into bread,
The unemployed would all be fed;
But talk is talk — and so, instead,
There’s always plenty in the air,
While feet and cupboard shelves go bare!
ANNA JANE GHANNISS