A MAN OF WORDS

A man of words and not of deeds,

Is like a garden full of weeds;

                                              

And when the weeds begin to grow,

It’s like a garden full of snow;

                                              

And when the snow begins to fall,

It’s like a bird upon the wall;

                                              

And when the bird away does fly,

It’s like an eagle in the sky;

                                              

And when the sky begins to roar,

It’s like a lion at the door;

                                              

And when the door begins to crack,

It’s like a stick across your back;

                                              

And when your back begins to smart,

It’s like a penknife in your heart;

                                              

And when your heart begins to bleed,

You’re dead, and dead, and dead indeed.

                                              

                                                           ANON.

(from The Penguin Book of Comic and Curious Verse)