<h2><SPAN name="poem29"></SPAN>WORDS</h2>
<p class="poetry">Words are great forces in the realm of life:<br/>
Be careful of their use. Who talks of hate,<br/>
Of poverty, of sickness, but sets rife<br/>
These very elements to mar his fate.</p>
<p class="poetry">When love, health, happiness, and plenty
hear<br/>
Their names repeated over day by day,<br/>
They wing their way like answering fairies near,<br/>
Then nestle down within our homes to stay.</p>
<p class="poetry">Who talks of evil conjures into shape<br/>
The formless thing and gives it life and scope.<br/>
This is the law: then let no word escape<br/>
That does not breathe of everlasting hope.</p>
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