I heard this poem recited recently by one of the Ham's on U-tube, and I liked it very much. Thought I would share what M0MCX was kind enough to share... Good Timber By Douglas MallochMore Douglas Malloch The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, But stood out in the open plain And always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king But lived and died a scrubby thing. The man who never had to toil To gain and farm his patch of soil, Who never had to win his share Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man But lived and died as he began. Good timber does not grow with ease, The stronger wind, the stronger trees, The further sky, the greater length, The more the storm, the more the strength. By sun and cold, by rain and snow, In trees and men good timbers grow. Where thickest lies the forest growth We find the patriarchs of both. And they hold counsel with the stars Whose broken branches show the scars Of many winds and much of strife. This is the common law of life. Source: Good Timber By Douglas Malloch, Famous Inspirational Poem This was copied from family friendly poems. I sincerely hope there are no infringement grievances.
