Here is another bible story for you. It truly is my escape from the world of current events. Mind you, bible stories are full of their own strum und drang, but at least I know how the stories are goin to end!
Back in the days, the old days long ago-a
There once was a man who the people called Noah
Old Noah was good, you would like him - you might!
And he listened to God every day and at night
One day when he listened, God told him some stuff,
Bad news for the world, things were going to get rough
There soon would be rain, lots of rain everywhere
So much rain that the rains would start flooding down there
So God said to Noah, you need a big boat
A boat that is big and is strong and will float
We’ll call it an ark, but whatever you do
Be sure to put animals in two by two
Bring all sorts of animals, the big and the small
The creepers and jumpers and those that can crawl
No need to make room for the ones that can swim
Even so, this big ark will be filled to the brim
And so Noah built that big boat called an ark
He worked all the day and he worked in the dark
And when it was finished, he looked on with pride
But God said, “Don’t wait! Get those critters inside!”
Well that was a job, I can tell you it was
Herding sheep with the lions and bees that went buzz
But Noah kept at it, and when the rains fell
All the animals were safe, Noah’s family as well.
For the next forty days, they watched the rain tumble
But Noah was busy - too busy to grumble
He had all those critters to care for and feed
Though everyone helped, it was hard work indeed
This went on so long people started to frown
And it’s frankly amazing that nobody drowned
But one day the rain simply stopped falling down
Old Noah sent birds out in search of dry land
But to find that dry land took much longer than planned
The birds kept returning with nothing in hand
Not a branch or a berry - at least not at first
Then a dove brought a twig and there was an outburst
Of joy, for a tree had poked out of the water
And soon they could leave, father, son, wife, and daughter
Not long after that, the old ark settled down
On top of a mountain, on good solid ground
So Noah was saved - with the tigers and mice!
Because Noah listened to God’s good advice
And if you listen too, well, that would be nice.
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