Noah and the Ark

Noah and the Ark

God thought most people were bad.
Their wickedness made him sad.
He vowed to destroy life on earth.
With one small chance for rebirth.

But Noah was a righteous man.
And the Lord gave him a plan.
Noah was to build a boat.
The largest one ever afloat.

Noah built the ark from Cypress wood.
Constructed strong as best he could.
His sons, Ham, Japheth, and Shem.
Helped with the work and aided him.

Though Noah was a man of God.
Others may have thought him odd.
Why build an ark on dry land?
But Noah continued to take a stand.

The ark was finished and sealed tight.
Everything looked all right.
The animals came, two by two.
As God had told them to.

Elephants, giraffes, and cats.
Lions, tigers, and even bats.
Entered the ark and settled in.
Before the storm could begin.

When all had come aboard.
Then the rain really poured.
The floods soon covered up the ground.
And no safe place could be found.

Only Noah, his sons, and their wives.
Would survive with their lives.
Humanity was wiped away.
As the ark went on its way.

Noah sent a dove to find land.
It dropped a leaf in his hand.
Eventually, the ark settled at.
The mountains of Ararat.

On dry land, they did embark.
Everyone then left the ark.
The Lord said “Be fruitful and multiply.”
And made a rainbow in the sky.

(Genesis 6:9 – 9:17)

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David Sowards