Noah's Lament

The sonorous voice of God startled Noah many eons ago, Saying, "My boy, I have a job which upon you I must bestow." "Why me, Lord? I'm six-hundred years old, I'm no young pup!" "Never mind!" roared God. "Here's the deal, now listen up!" "I labored long and hard for six days working on Creation! The people are corrupt and have become an abomination! Your challenge is to build a boat to help clean up the mess, And gather pairs of every creature roaming the wilderness!" "It will continue to rain for forty days and forty nights. Waters will rise, floating the boat to mountainous heights. After one hundred and fifty days the waters will recede. You, your family and the creatures will be saved as we agreed!" "But, Lord, you have no idea of the problems I'll face down here! For example, I know the animal rights people will be hovering near, And the regulations that OSHA will create is anybody's guess! I'm no ship-wright! This whole venture just adds to my distress!" "Don't argue with Me!" he raged, "In you I have the utmost trust. Your kids can help you, they are healthy and robust!" So Noah and company did the job with gopher wood and sledge, And God created the rainbow to remind us of His pledge! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)