old wise tales oft spoken quoted
'familiarity breeds contempt'
differences in character traits bite
honoured guest was courtesy greeted
preparations exquisite food wine finest
but beware fools who welcome overstays
fruitful moral is generosity
decreases with familiarity
tests limits of hospitality
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem