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The Gossip, A Cautionary Tale
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The Gossip, A Cautionary Tale |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England 
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The Gossip A Cautionary Tale There once was a woman, I'll just call her Mable She would gossip, whenever and wherever she was able The tales she would spread, Oh! The tales she told Oh why? She cries, Why, am I now out in the cold? She was thoughtless, that's the best thing I can say Mable poor old Mable, Oh how she's having now to pay The fault with her, I really think you will agree Is in not thinking before she spoke. Don't you see? Without a thought she just passed the gossip on She believed that to gossip well, no harm's done To pass on the tale might not seem all that bad But I wonder don't you really think, my how sad? Every word whether it's thoughtless, meant or not Whatever it is, particually when the gossip is hot Causes someone to think maybe this might be true But how would you feel if it happened to one of you? Wouldn't you feel rather hurt, angry and betrayed Prefer to leave, even while wishing you'd stayed Mable got her just deserts for certain you know Words, the lies, it's not easy to just stop the flow Poor Mable she's lost all her own friends it's true They didn't want her to pass on their tales to you She's discovered that gossip causes a lot of pain Finally Mable said that she won't ever gossip again Marsha (Now I wonder if anyone believes her?) Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
True, gossip is poison to the soul, of the speaker and the hearer and, unfortunately, something we are all tempted to involve ourselves in, to some degree. Our ears always tend to perk up a bit when a juicy story is going around. Something we have to keep in check. Excellent expression, Marsha! Denise |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Well put...gossips and grapevines... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ |
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Ron K. Fox Senior Member
since 2000-10-24
Posts 925 |
tales of the tongue...you say this well...gets to the point and a cute little question at the end...I don't think you can stop a wagging tongue. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This has certainly happened to me, once it's said, people "believe" it. I can relate to this one very well. Thanks for posting it! "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey."" Laurie Lee Kathleen |
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Alle'cram Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816Texas |
Marsha, well said.  Marcy |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Denise, you are so totally right the poison to the soul. Such a waste of peoples lives, I don't think until we are at the wrong end of a gossip, that we realise how awful it is. Take care Kari, you know exactly what I mean, love I know. Happen to you too? Remind me to tell you the sordid little story sometime, I mean now it makes me laugh but at the time it wasn't fun at all. Look after yourself Kari, take care Ron, maybe if we refused to listen to the wagging tongue it would stop wagging, I can only hope! Kathleen, yep happened to me too, I wouldn't have minded but I really was innocent. Did stop the gossip though, now if only I'd had something juicy for them to gossip about. Take care Marcy, ah Marcella, you sound just like your name sake. Thanks kid Take care and my thanks to you all Marsha Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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