But then, It Started To Rain

But Then, it Started to Rain

By Gregg Metcalf * 7-9-2020

Noah was just a man who raised a family for God

Sweat ran down his brow as he worked the sod

Not many knew about him, most didn’t know his name

But God took notice of Noah and then it started to rain

Noah, said God, “build me an ark, out of gopher wood

Make it strong and sturdy but make it plenty good

Swing your hammer sing your song loud and plain

No one will believe you,” but then it started to rain

So, Noah went to work and built God his boat

He never questioned whether it would ever float

Noah did what he was told and didn’t complain

days were filled with labor but then, it started to rain

The day Noah’s boat was finished the animals appeared

Two by two, male and female they were divinely steered

Present were all the animals that Adam had given name

No clue why they were there, but then it started to rain

Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives too

Went in after the animals under a sky clear and blue

God shut the door of Noah’s boat just the same

Not a cloud in the sky, but then it started to rain

When the little family went in and the door was shut

The crowd that watched walked away with a strut

Not a worry nor care since everything was the same

No hint of trouble had they, but then it started to rain

Water from the sky, water from the deep parts of earth

No one had seen anything like this since their birth

Fear gave way to panic people cried, “this is insane”

No one listened to Noah, but then it started to rain

Safe and sound Noah’s little boat floated away

Not a single soul had imagined a judgment day

God had grown tired and no longer did refrain 

Patient 120 years but then it started to rain

Woe to those who call good evil and evil good

Woe to those whose love of sin is their food

Dark for light and light for dark is insane

Bitter for sweet, but one day, it will start to rain