The Journey
They began
And rejoiced—
Buried tiny bodies in shallow graves,
Wept, and began again.
They entered the valley
With joy—
Beat crickets off their vanishing crops,
Starved, wept, and began again.
They built their homes
With gladness—
With gladness—
Prepared them for burning against an approaching army,
Wept, and began again.
They endured to the end.
They set the example.
Fighting our own crickets and armies,
We weep, remember, begin again—
And rejoice.
-Lisa South, Ensign, July 2008
3 comments:
Happy Pioneer Day! I had read this poem in the Ensign recently and love it. I think it's also very applicable to life today and trials we face.
Cool poem. I have never heard it before. Good reminder for us today!
Tiffany hows the Johnson's doing? I wanted to tell you something that Paul brought up this weekend: with the stress of moving, Kids starting school this week and on top of it all day to day life we had noticed that our family had started to get short with eachother and it was time for an intervention! So Paul say's to me " We need to do what Tiffany Johnson does with her kids" "talk to them in a calm soft voice even when they are acting out". So you have become our new role model... Thank you Come over and visit my blog some time I would love to hear from you
Edith
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