This is the second time that I've stolen something off Gretchen's blog lately, but I love this poem. It was told by Elder Ballard in the recent Stake Conference of my old stake in Lehi.
A mighty wind blew night and day
It stole the oak tree's leaves away
Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark
But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around
The weary wind gave up and spoke.
How can you still be standing Oak?
The oak tree said, I know that you
Can break each branch of mine in two
Carry every leaf away
Shake my limbs, and make me sway
But I have roots stretched in the earth
Growing stronger since my birth
You'll never touch them, for you see
They are the deepest part of me
Until today, I wasn't sure
Of just how much I could endure
But now I've found, with thanks to you
I'm stronger than I ever knew
It stole the oak tree's leaves away
Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark
But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around
The weary wind gave up and spoke.
How can you still be standing Oak?
The oak tree said, I know that you
Can break each branch of mine in two
Carry every leaf away
Shake my limbs, and make me sway
But I have roots stretched in the earth
Growing stronger since my birth
You'll never touch them, for you see
They are the deepest part of me
Until today, I wasn't sure
Of just how much I could endure
But now I've found, with thanks to you
I'm stronger than I ever knew
5 comments:
Thanks for your posts Ali! It's nice to have a friend verify and understand how you feel... I appreciate it! I LOVE this poem - amazingly strong. :) Glad all is well with you guys too.
what a great poem! thanks for posting that!! hope you had a great birthday!!!
That poem is beautiful! I think I'm just going to have to steal it as well. And sounds like you had a great holiday with your parents and fun and busy times since. Happy belated birthday!
I love that poem too. I think it would be good to share in seminary tomorrow...I hear a devotional here!
I saw on your facebook that you are going on a cruise...
luckeeeeeee.
Take lots of pictures to post. Have fun!
I love that! Thanks for sharing! BTW Happy Birthday... geez your old!
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