Mrs. Noah - Poem

Mrs. Noah

Did Mrs. Noah bottle peaches

   Or keep pennies in a jar

Have I stroked or fed a lion

   Or learned to speak leopard

Did her garden grow zucchini

   Or did she rotate soup

Have I ever cleaned an ark

   Or paddled a canoe

Did she ever ask the question

   What’s all this stacked wood for

Have I found the answer to

   How long will bagged wheat store

Did she lift and swing a hammer

   To nail the door secure

Have I recently sought safety

   Through a temple door

Did she kneel beside grandchildren

   Teaching them to pray

Have I held and read to them

   The prophet’s words today

Did she hold and comfort them

   When the torrents came

Have I knelt beside their beds

   And taught them faith again

Did she seek Noah’s opinion

   On which dove to choose

Have I sought my husband’s blessing

   When wondering what to do

Did she joy and give thanksgiving

   Viewing rainbowed skies

Have I recognized God’s blessing

   In my family’s lives

By Janice Harten

Sept 6, 2008

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