Words vs Actions

Do the words "I love you"
provide us satisfaction?
Tell me what speaks louder,
spoken words or one's actions?

To me words mean little
compared to what we show.
Lies fall from people's lips
like flakes of winter's snow.

The smallest of our actions
convey meaning so very deep.
Our doing beats our telling
its the promises we keep.

Show others, do not tell them,
of the love you hold inside.
For actions convey the truth
of our feelings and our pride.

Published 2006