The Tallest House In All the Land
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There was a time they were too young…too young to understand.
When their parents told them how they lived in the tallest house in all the land
Although they knew their parents to be loving, intelligent and wise
they also knew every house in their neighborhood was exactly the same size.
There came a time…one day when their children heard them say
How their house has grown a little taller than it was just yesterday.
But Mom! Dad! The parents heard their now a little older children say
this house IS exactly the same size that it was just yesterday.
Their parents looked at one another held their hands…and smiled
Then looked into the eyes of each and every child.
No! Today we climbed the tree in our backyard, we tasted sugar cane,
we watched a caterpillar turn into a butterfly…and we played out in the rain.
Every day we are together…our house continues to grow
and today it’s four stories taller now than it was a day ago.
This house has many stories…and each time we add one more
It grows a little taller…without adding another floor.
Every item in this house adds a story…some are simple…some are grand
but they all go in to making this the tallest house in all the land.
When their children grew up and had families of their own
their children also came to understand…
How their families were blessed to be living
In the tallest houses in the land.
Copyright © Jim Yerman | Year Posted 2020
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