Time demanded all she owned –
her gathered grain, the strength she loaned
to others by the way she lived;
shorn and cold,with naught to give,
Time will lend her fresh-brewed aid,
in guise of deeds from friends repaid.
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There comes a time when we haven’t the strength to give as we did in the past – it is in these moments that we need to learn to accept the help and care of others…
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
I find that it’s harder to receive than to give. But you’re right, sometimes God allows us to experience the blessing of receiving from friends. …Or directly from Him.
So true! I, too, find it easier to give. It has been a crutch of mine, and now that I am in a position to receive, must learn many lessons about the true motivation behind my actions. Ouch…
Oh wow, this one makes me fret.
Oh, oh. An end to the Sundial series?? 😉 It’s just so darn photogenic…
Ha ha Are you confused? This isn’t the one I wrote about the sundial – that one is coming up tomorrow. So scratch that comment off as being irrelevent in its entirety…
This is so true MMM… I felt this – thank you for sharing…
Thank you very much!
I was about to tell you that I didn’t SEE the sundial, and that I was fretting about the poem’s theme–but now I can look forward to being cheered up tomorrow with a sundial pic!
Sometimes the gears skip a little… 😀
Tell me about it–my gears are routinely slipping…
Ooops – apparently, mine are now ‘skipping’. 😀 Makes me sound as though I had some ‘hitch in my giddy-up’, now, doesn’t it? *giggle*
Hmm, skipping–I’m just guessing, but maybe that’s better than slipping?!
It does seem to sound much more hopeful, doesn’t it? Good thing I only teach young children how to spell. I inspire such confidence…
I’ll tell you true, I wish I could visit your classroom–it must be so full of light and joy and the fun of learning!!
We’re gearing up to make our passports and boarding passes so we can ‘fly’ around the world to learn about Christmas traditions! I get to don wigs for all of my parts – one for the airline stewardess, one for each country, complete with accents. It’s a ride worth the admission, I tell you! 🙂
Oh this sounds WAY COOL, Melody–I’m envious!!
You could have a Caddo Flight Party of your own, you know. (How many wigs do you own??) 🙂
I don’t have wigs, dear heart–I’m thinking one of those turban style hats that used to be all the rage among celebs might work…with a big tacky rhinestone pin in the center? But a Caddo Flight Party does sound kinda fun–maybe for New Years!
Why not? A new tradition never hurt anyone… 🙂
Do you know the actress, Ruth Gordon? I don’t know if she’s even still with us, but I always thought I’d morph into her when I got older–she’s such a character, and her “style” is/was uniquely her own–now does that sound like Caddo, or what?
Vaguely familiar… rings a big bell in my subconscious mind. 🙂
I loved the lesson in this . .. and the grace it takes both ways, to give and to receive.
Thank you, sweet teacher Melody!
Thank you, sweet sojourner Deb! 🙂
Oh yes indeed. It’s a funny thing but in learning to receive we are still giving; giving an opportunity to someone else to be caring. It truly is a two way street or maybe a roundabout?
Wow – that’s it exactly! Thank you!
What a fresh, open way about the way I feel !
Thank you! We are all united at times by our very humanity, and our desires for better things! 🙂