squigglywiggly's Journal, 26 August 2010

This poem was in with my bible reading this morning...



The tree that never had to fight,
For sun and sky and air and light,
But stood out on the open plain,
And always got it’s share of rain,
Never became a forest king,
But lives and dies a scrawny thing.


The man who never had to toil,
To gain and farm his patch of soil,
Who never had to win his share,
Of sun and sky and light and air,
Never became a manly man,
But lived and died as he began.


Good timber does not grow in ease,
The stronger the wind, the stronger trees
The farther sky, the greater the length
The more the storm, the more the strength,
By sun and cold, by rain and snow,
In tree and men good timbers grow.



Where thickest lies the forest growth
We find the patriarchs of both.
And they hold counsel with the stars
Whose broken branches show the scars
This is the common law of life.



Douglas Mallock

Diet Calendar Entries for 26 August 2010:
1684 kcal Fat: 123.27g | Prot: 116.25g | Carb: 27.33g.   Breakfast: green bean, cream cheese, Ground beef. Lunch: green beans, ground beef, cream cheese. Dinner: chicken drumstick, edam, green beans. Snacks/Other: butter, cream cheese, cream, torani, cream, egg. more...
2545 kcal Activities & Exercise: Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 15 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 40 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 5 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...

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That is powerful! I'm copying as a reminder. Thank you for posting! 
25 Aug 10 by member: candyann
Thank you Squiggly! This is a beautiful and inspiring poem :) 
25 Aug 10 by member: RedHolly
Powerful is the word for it. Thanks for sharing. 
25 Aug 10 by member: awasser
I am going to share this one with clients at work 
26 Aug 10 by member: kboat562

     
 

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