Sunday, July 20, 2014

Love Covers

Love is kind and always “covers”
With sensitivity it hovers.
Love protects from careless words
And from the heart it undergirds.

Gossip “tills” and plants bad seed.
Its seeds will multiply like weeds,
Ruining someone’s reputation,
Without regret or hesitation.

Gossip offers no respect,
To love and caring shows neglect.
It becomes a burning flame,
Spreading “news”, but hard to tame.

Love will cover and be kind,
To gossip never is inclined.
Don’t let gossip start to grow.
Let love and caring overflow.

“He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.”
Proverbs 17:9 Amplified Bible

© 2014 Arlene Schwartzkopf