Sunday 24 November 2013

Life & Poetry

SAD TRUTH

There’s one sad truth in life I’ve found
While journeying east and west,
The only folks we really wound,
Are those we love the best
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow…
To those who love us best.

“Sad Truth”
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox ©
Life & Poetry 2013

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