Scripture taken
from the New King James Version, by permission,
Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Mongolian Mouse
Not a mouse was
in the house
But a Mongolian
Mouse?
And it is a
gerbil…
Sweet little
creature aboard the ark
Enjoys watching
the elephants
Keeps track of
the other animals
Noah calls out
to the gerbils…
Making sure they
are all aboard
Checking to make
sure they are all right
A pair of
gerbils in Noah’s sight
A pair of
gerbils in the cold of night
Sweet little
creatures aboard the ark
Jesus is the
Light of the world (John 8:12)
Noah Loves Coffee
Sipping on a hot cup
Noah seeks a warm abode
The piles of manure
Captivate an audience
From almost anyone
Elephants and cockroaches
Walking in the cow pies
But coffee steers the boat
Noah keeping his mind afloat
Work has to be done here
On a floating zoo of animals
A water farm
With God’s arm
Safely away from
The devil’s harm
And the coffee
Magnificent
Noah’s cornerstone
His caffeine home
Sheer in pure joy
Of a coming baby boy
Named Jesus
A Messiah-King
For everyone’s heart to sing
And He is on the way
Providing a way of escape
Away from sin
And a new life to begin
Get aboard the coffee train!
Delight yourself also in the
Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your
heart
(Psalm 37:4)
Newcomers
Tiny paws
And twitching
noses
Newcomers to an
Aquarium home
Caged in by
glass
Please proceed
with love
And gentleness
And trust in God
For food and
water
Gerbils are
newcomers
In this home
And bless this
home Lord!
Nature thrills
us
Mother Nature
stimulates us
Keeping us in
wonder about
Nature and God
And tiny paws
Like babies
Seek the milk of
God
In the here and
now
But the Lord is
faithful, who will establish you and guard you from
the evil one
(II
Thessalonians 3:3)
Icy
Raindrops
Gerbils peering out
Through the windows
Like a New England snow
With cold roof tops
Everyone seeking shelter
From the winter storm
As we remember
Eternal blue skies of youth
But Mother Nature
Keeps the chill alive
However the sun
Can break through
And rescue a cold heart
Baby gerbil
Baby gerbil
How sweet you are
And deer breaths
Become ice crystals
In the air
New scent on the dog trail
Reveals new animals
On icy tracks
Gerbils again peer out
Through the windows
Of an icy laden ark
And the dogs bark
Gerbils peering out through
The windows
And my God shall supply all
your needs according to His riches in glory by
Christ Jesus
(Philippians 4:19)
Gerbil
Fun Day
Open portholes
And scavenger bugs
Make a slow moving day
Even the turtles make fun
Of a slower moving land snail
Noah and the wood planks
Give the gerbils
A diving board of fun
Playing aboard the water ship
Everyone is now happy
Gerbil tails swing radically
Even the crocodiles have warm
hearts
Upon a slimy deck
Of algae and rain water
Gerbils run wild
Wearing New Year costumes
Of joy, happiness and stardom
Mongolian Mice or gerbils
They are called
It is gerbil fun day
Tiny paws in clay
Avoiding fears
Not shedding tears
Aboard the ark of glory
Even the hurricane is afraid
And the gerbils communicate
In foot thumping
Squeaking
Faith through nose twitching
Skin not itching
The only allergy is water
But have you
Ever seen a gerbil paddle?
Please move the mountains Lord
And keep us in the faith!
For we walk by faith, not by
sight
(II Corinthians 5:7)
Gerbil Ark Rain
I see a gerbil in the rain
Upon the icy deck of pain
God help this tiny creature
Please display your Heavenly
features
Place this animal far below
And away from Mother Nature’s
Hurricane show
He is much too small
Facing these waves so tall
Thank you for your guiding hand
Get our paws on the dirty land
Glad he went below the deck
Sunshine warm
Warmth upon a gerbil’s neck
Even so it is not the will of
your Father who is in Heaven that one of these
little ones should perish (Matthew 18:14)
Pink Sunset
Noah was tucking
in the animals
Ready for a good
night’s sleep
Especially the
elephants, cows and sheep
And a few loose
gerbils
Riding the wood
planks
But overcast
came a pink sunset
The reassurance
of Christ our God
Giving rainbows
and clouds
A pink
appearance
Heaven is our
reward
And everyone can
be calm
The boat was not
upset
As the pink
sunset
Invaded every
port hole
Lined with algae
Your Word is a
lamp to my feet and a light to my path
(Psalm 119:105)
Gerbils up the Ramp
Two by two
Animals going up the ramp
Wooden planks supporting them
Excitement of a new life
As birds pecked at seeds
Noah thrilled by God’s love
And gerbils now on-the-double
Going up the ramp
Elephants and humorous hams
Deer, seals and lambs
Two by two
Gerbils with little eyes
Taking a peek at cloudy skies
When will the rain come?
Will there be a dove?
Noah was thrilled by God’s love
Gerbils up the ramp
Like a Mongolian mouse
A quiet boat house
Little paws
Little feet
God’s love so sweet
You have granted me life and
favor, and Your care has preserved my spirit
(Job 10:12)
Noah’s Troubles
On the ark
Life is not easy
Squirrels and
gerbils
With stomachs
queasy
Rain is coming
down
Like cats and
dogs
Repaired a
rudder
As heavy as a
log
Clouds wind and
rain
And never ending
pain
A light snow
On the greasy
deck
Noah shoveled
most of it
Avoiding a heart
attack
But God keeps us
all going
A system of
checks and balances
A life of faith
Yes, a life of
faith
And sometimes
our walls crumble
Noah had trouble
Life is not easy
on the ark
But Noah made it
On faith
I can do all
things through Christ who strengthens me
(Philippians
4:13)
They did
the Gerbil Boogie-Woogie
Gerbils in flight
Tails airborne
Singing and dancing
Singing and prancing
They did the Gerbil Boogie-Woogie
Little paws
Giving high fives
Tails in orbit
Drunk on communion wine
Sipping from the
Forbidden vine
Noah couldn’t keep up with them
Even he danced a Charleston
Tongues so dry
As they kissed raindrops
And the boat treaded water
Gerbils looked at the sky
With raindrops
In their eyes
A flood of emotion
Dancing
Prancing
Laughing
Tails airborne
Some played the flute
Some jammed on guitar
Dancing fools
They did the Gerbil Boogie-Woogie
Everyone should make a
wonderful shout to the Lord and praise Him!
A Gerbil’s Prayer
Heavenly Father:
Please keep me safe and protect
my tiny life
Provide me with food and water
as the Lord provides
I need a clean home with other
gerbils to prosper
Include a loving human friend
Oh, Lord!
Make sure the pet owner is
reliable and loving
I want to make his children
happy and
Make the wife laugh by my
cheerful personality
I need a spiritual life too
Lord
A true companion in Jesus
Christ for eternal life
I want to go to Heaven
Where all the loving people,
plants and animals reside
Thank you for this day, our
daily bread
Thanks for putting your
precious hands on us gerbils
Behold, how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity! (Psalm
133:1)
Gerbil Store
Upon the ark
Gerbils and the
pocket pets
Run a little
retail store
Here they sell
Scented candles
Herbs and tasty
treats
Personal items
for sale
One gerbil
purchased a nail clipper
Another bought a
flashlight
Some visitors to
the store are mice
They come in and
shop as well
The sale items
are ready for Saturday
And all the
gerbils
Trim their
whiskers
Good-looking
shopkeepers
Everyone seems
To get a good
deal
And whatever
things you ask in prayer, believing, you will
receive.
(Matthew 21:22)
Running
Wild
Noah began losing control
As the gerbils are running wild
Almost like a spoiled child
Up a ladder and down again
Goofy grins and gerbil frowns
Communicating in basic feet
thumping
Talking in squeaks
Snuggling with each other
Including grooming behaviors
Napping and wrestling on Noah’s
Ark
Digging and burrowing
Sometimes fighting and tummy
rubbing
Noah is losing control
As gerbils are running wild
Almost like a spoiled child
See them go up the planks
Squeaking from door frames
On the wooden ship
Climbing walls often
Goofy grins and laughing
They broke into the pantry
Eating sunflower seeds
With fat bellies
Silly Mongolian Mice
But gerbils nice
For where two or three are
gathered together in My Name,
I am there in the midst of
them.
(Matthew 18:20)
Tea
with Noah
The coffee room
The tasty beans
Bean bag chairs
Fancy lanterns
A gerbil hangout
Fancy pillows
A place of relaxation
The aroma of coffee
Tea bags warming your soul
Noah prayed before he drank
From a cup of tea
Always giving thanks for
everything
Hot cups of tea aboard the
moist Ark
Keeps one warm at night or day
Especially before chapel
service
The tea cups steam up the room
Elephants sweeping with brooms
Cow pies and manure
Reality aboard a large vessel
But the coffee and tea
Keep one’s spirit alive
Gerbils singing together in the
rain
With wet whiskers and tiny paws
Coffee beans packed in tiny
jaws
Catching a caffeine buzz
A gerbil boat full of love
Now they perk up to black gold
Gerbils getting caffeine buzz
Just a gerbil boat
With Noah’s love
For God is not the author of
confusion but of peace.
(I Corinthians 14:33)
Nature
Song
Give me your heart Lord
Let me see the grasses of
spring
Water so living
On wet and parched lips
Thank You Jesus
For a sunny day
I made it through again
With Your care
I can see the little gerbils
Walking in the grasses
Of spring
And of course
They sing
Bonnie in Heaven
Bonnie went to Heaven
As we crowded around the bed
We prayed and cried our eyes
out
But You Lord
Took her to Heaven
To the golden shores
Where there will be light
And never any night
Now the gerbils do
A little dance
And Bonnie laughed
Pea Soup for Gerbils
Oh, not pea soup again
The fat gerbil said
As they stirred the green broth
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