Saturday 21 April 2012

Poetry Saturday . . . Good Timber





The tree that never had to fight 
For sun and sky and air and light, 
But stood out in the open plain
And always got it's share of rain,
Never became a forest king
But lived and died a scrubby 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 with ease,
The stronger wind, the stronger trees,
The further sky, the greater length,
The more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snow, 
In trees 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
Of many winds and much of strife
This is the common law of life.
 ~Douglas Malloch


Source: flickr.com via Marie on Pinterest


 I love this poem here today.   It is a reminder to me that nothing that is worth anything in this life comes easily.  The most treasured and precious things . . . the most growth . . . often comes through our trials and tribulations.  It is in our weaknesses that we are truly made strong.

“A life without problems or limitations or challenges--life without "opposition in all things," as Lehi phrased it (2 Nephi 2:11)--would paradoxically but in very fact be less rewarding and less ennobling than one which confronts--even frequently confronts--difficulty and disappointment and sorrow.” 
~ Jeffrey R. Holland, Created for Greater Things 

Well, they went and changed blogger on me overnight. I have been on a bit of a new learning curve here this morning, but am ever hopeful that if I persevere, all will come right in the end.  Who knows . . . it may even end up better than before.  Hope springs eternal!!



Cooking in The English Kitchen today, a delicious weekend breakfast of  Baked French Toast with Berries.

Have a wonderful Saturday people!

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