Same stories

I wonder about Jesus and all the stories he told. Did his disciples listen to the birds instead? When he said "Consider the lilies"... Did they get lost in considering the lilies and miss the rest of the story?

A friend shares the same stories

Time and again

Oh that one

I think

Oh that one

Again.

Too often I tune my ears

To hear the cardinals

Or even the hum

Of the air conditioner

Instead.

Sometimes I waken

At the tail end

Of that familiar story.

I think

Now that

That

Is so appropriate,

The perfect illustration.

That is the exact right story

For this situation.

I wish I’d heard it again

From the very beginning.