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Noah's Wife

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Noah's Wife

Mother warned me of men like him,
But then, sense will get overruled
By such ridiculous things
As love.

But that can't save you when your man
Is lost in scribbles and whispers,
Working feverishly on plans
For imaginary storms.

And even I have been deafened
By the sea of sharp whisperings,
Concocted at the gossip wells -  
That madness widowed me.

But the rain fell.  No vain pleadings,
Or my shouting and silent cries,
My eyes following billowing clouds
As they chased back the sun.

And the rain fell.  The ground
Melting into dirty swirls as
Beasts snorted and trotted through,
Big and small in all thought colors.

And the rain fell.  A rough-hewed ship  
Ready to roll into large waves,
Having been sanded by the hands
Of men.

And the rain fell.  The man once mad,
Took my hand, as I met his eyes,
And pulled me aboard towards life
And safety.
Poetry from my poetry class. The teacher asked us to write a poem that riffed off of a Biblical account.

I chose Noah's wife, because I can only imagine what that would have been like. I mean, it's not everyday that your husband starts chattering about building a big boat in the middle of nowhere, and looking for exotic animals.

And one of the first things that came to mind was what most wives probably think in situations like these:

"Mother told me there would be days like this."

"Mother warned me about men like you."

And even though Noah proved himself and is one awesome dude, I think his wife's anxiety is like what any wife would feel. Is my husband crazy? What will the neighbors think? How the heck are we going to get all those animals into the ship?!

And things like that.

But mostly, it's about faith, whether it's believing in God's promises, or just trusting that your husband's got it all worked out.









On another note, please don't download the poem, if you're thinking about doing that. I haven't figured out how to fix that, due to all the updates.

Edit: OH! *facepalm* If you submit literature, then you can't access the download check box. I'm so silly. :P
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