Telling Tales

TELLING TALES

Last night a shimmering blanket of snow

silently fell in the garden and meadows.

Covering everything in its path down low

and what’s up high is veiled by new-fallen snow.

This morning white glistening snow

is heaped on the evergreen boughs.

In the leafless trees, shadows

stretch out into a tangled row.

Though silent the snow came, this morning a tale follows

for night visitors ventured out from their hollow.

Crossing the road, they know

where tasty edibles grow.

Despite my dog named Goldilocks, who’s yellow,

uninvited critters leave a trail to follow.

Not afraid, they come in the night’s shadows

telling tales because their footprints burrowed.

There are rabbit tracks to follow

hopping then stopping in the shadows.

I did not see their tails; though

footprints tell tales down low.

There are trails abounding from bucks and does.

Over the fence they jumped for a thorough

investigation in my garden - to my woe.

If only I had a bow and arrow.

It's way too cold, though,

because it's near zero

to check out any damage these foes

have contributed, to my sorrow.

 

 

Though silent they came, the fluffy snow

tells tales of where the bucks and does,

rather rabbits or deer, all foes,

have eaten their midnight chow.

What I do find to be cute are the birds nests stowed

in the leafless trees now piled high with snow.

These nests wearing a white cap seem to glow

with promise of a brighter tomorrow.

And when the sun comes out to shine the snow glows

and sparkles like glitter in my hollow

reminding me of an angel wearing a halo

spreading joy and gladness this cold day – banishing sorrows.

* * * * *

We all live with various types of foes.

Some live with constant grief and sorrow,

maybe health or financial woes,

or perhaps in depression wallow.

Sometimes it seems to our sorrow

only gloom awaits each tomorrow.

That's not God's plan for us, though.

God wants us to live life aglow.

An attitude of "woe is me" adds sorrow.

Much unhappiness will surely follow.

An attitude of gratitude, though,

will banish many daily sorrows.

Gladness will replace sadness, we know,

when we come out from the shadows

for in the shadow we go to wallow

about our personal woes and sorrows.

The abundance of our heart flows

out wherever we happen to go.

Of sorrow do not borrow.

Of gladness be sure to follow.

You'll be much better for it, you know,

when gladness replaces sorrow.

You'll look forward to tomorrow

if you search for joy and follow.

Went home joyful and glad in heart

 

for all the good things the Lord had done.

I Kings 8:66 / II Chronicles 7:10

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart...

The Lord your God is with you,

he is mighty to save.

He will take great delight in you,

he will quiet you with his love,

he will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:14,17

You have made known to me the path of life;

you will fill me with joy in your presence.

Psalm16:11

The Lord has done great things for us,

and we are filled with joy.

Psalm 126:3

Gladness and joy will overtake them,

and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Isaiah 35:10

Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him,

 

and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

Matthew 12:34-35 / Luke 7:45

The things that come out of the mouth come from the heart...

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder,

adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

Matthew 15:18-19

As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

May the God hope fill you with all joy and peace

as you trust in him,

so that you may overflow with hope

by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

 

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