Hettie Van Zyl
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Poem "A Harsh Word":
- written March 2009
- published March 16, 2009
- viewed 99 times
Other poems by Hettie Van Zyl:
»A Falling Leaf«
»A Powerful tool«
»An Open Mind«
»Beginning of a new day«
»Broken Wing«
»Child of the street«
»Flames«
»Hailstorm«
»Happiness«
»how?«
»In The Eyes Of A Child«
»Joyful Tear«
»Love of a real friend«
»Miracle«
»Noah's Ark«
»Price For Peace«
»Real Love«
»She cried«
»That special friend«
»That Special You«
»The Abused«
»The Gold Digger«
»The race«
»Time Limit«
»What Counts«
»When You Were Mine«
»Words«
»You«
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Poem "A Harsh Word":
- written March 2009
- published March 16, 2009
- viewed 99 times
Other poems by Hettie Van Zyl:
»A Falling Leaf«»A Powerful tool«»An Open Mind«»Beginning of a new day«»Broken Wing«»Child of the street«»Flames«»Hailstorm«»Happiness«»how?«»In The Eyes Of A Child«
»Joyful Tear«»Love of a real friend«»Miracle«»Noah's Ark«»Price For Peace«»Real Love«»She cried«
»That special friend«»That Special You«»The Abused«»The Gold Digger«»The race«»Time Limit«»What Counts«»When You Were Mine«»Words«»You«»A Harsh Word«
A harsh word that's spoken out so freely
can almost break someone's heart.
While you think you are so brave
and think that you are so smart.
Not even giving a thought
that someone may never get free
of that pain that your harsh word has left
on a heart so kind and gently.
It is not easy to set the wrong right.
Yes, a spoken word you can never draw back.
So make sure the words you utter
Don't leave a sore or a crack.
can almost break someone's heart.
While you think you are so brave
and think that you are so smart.
Not even giving a thought
that someone may never get free
of that pain that your harsh word has left
on a heart so kind and gently.
It is not easy to set the wrong right.
Yes, a spoken word you can never draw back.
So make sure the words you utter
Don't leave a sore or a crack.
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Mouli Mukherjee: "yes...one should be always careful with words...it can make or break anything..."- Helen Griggs: "so true Hettie. A few more people should learn to think before they speak.I wonder what inspired you to write it?"