A Soft Spoken Wife
By Larry R Linville

At a funeral of the wife of a friend
the pastor’s sermon was nearing the end.
He said her voice she only once raised
at her husband who gave her much praise.

That time her voice was for his own good
and his safety was what she pursued.
Her message came through loud and clear
and wasn’t meant to cause him to fear.

The pastor said there were many words
that were spoken softly but loudly heard.
Silently she spoke her message of love
just like Jesus speaks love from above.

Silence can be more effective than noise
and all that is said without any poise.
I am so often tempted to shout
and stomp off away so I can pout.

But silence is golden as they have said
when it’s from the heart as well as the head..
What a witness to our world today
to stop shouting and take time to pray.