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Better to be taciturn Than babble through a tacky turn And fail to hear enough to learn In common conversation Others may proclaim you shy Or timid, mousy, terrified Resist the urge to justify Your ramble regulation It doesn’t make you weak or mute To take a minute to compute A thought before you contribute May optimise your speaking Pause won’t hurt your cause unless Your words are just a game of chess To press, suppress, or to impress Correcting or critiquing Do you desire a partnership? A sharing, caring, airing? Or more of a dictator-grip? A snaring, scaring, blaring? Maybe you are silence-scared Uncomfortable with empty air And feel it is your job to bare The sound continuation Worry not my helpful friend Your heavy duty at an end More useful with an ear to lend        Look kind toward the taciturn        You may yet find a lot to learn With still consideration
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Oct 14, 2024
Oct 14, 2024 at 1:41 AM UTC
Epictetus had a point
Better to be taciturn Than babble through a tacky turn And fail to hear enough to learn In common conversation Others may proclaim you shy Or timid, mousy, terrified Resist the urge to justify Your ramble regulation It doesn’t make you weak or mute To take a minute to compute A thought before you contribute May optimise your speaking Pause won’t hurt your cause unless Your words are just a game of chess To press, suppress, or to impress Correcting or critiquing Do you desire a partnership? A sharing, caring, airing? Or more of a dictator-grip? A snaring, scaring, blaring? Maybe you are silence-scared Uncomfortable with empty air And feel it is your job to bare The sound continuation Worry not my helpful friend Your heavy duty at an end More useful with an ear to lend        Look kind toward the taciturn        You may yet find a lot to learn With still consideration
©2024 BLT Webster’s Word of the Day challenge (taciturn) date 14th October 2024. Taciturn is a formal word that describes someone who tends to be quiet or who tends to speak infrequently. Greek Stoic philosopher, Epictetus, expressed ideas about the importance of listening and thinking more than speaking.
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Oct 14, 2024
Oct 14, 2024 at 1:41 AM UTC
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