Monday, February 17, 2014

Courage




Twinkle twinkle little story how I love your tales of glory! You are bright and you are fair.
You are crafted with great care. Twinkle twinkle bright and true, and may others learn from you!


“Contessa Marie”
 Jennifer Leigh Moerschel


 Contessa Marie has to be
The strangest anomaly you may ever see.

She’s petite and she’s smart.
She has a kind heart.
But there is just one thing you must know.

When she was just a girl,
She lived in quite a whirl
Of hankies and tissues and such things.

She has a unique situation.
It has nothing to do with her location.
But it’s just that her nose likes to sneeze.

As a wee babe on her mother’s knee,
She would let out the most miniscule sneeze
With twinkling laughing eyes.
All would be quite surprised
At her abundance of sneezing in one day.

As she got older, and her sneezes grew bolder,
Others would tease and laugh and examine her nose.
What happens if we pull and prod and make her sniff a rose?

Not a joyful time she had.
She would often feel quite lonely and sad,
Hide in her room, be ashamed of herself,

Until the visit from the little elf…

Just showed up one day,
To her surprise he had quite a lot to say.

“Yes, your nose it has grown.
So you want to stay home
To hide your sneezes and what you do not like.
I’m sent here to help you,
To show you what you must do,
No more hiding, no more fear,
You MUST decide!

To do the thing that you do not want to do
Will give you what you want to have.
You must go live your life! 
Step out, be free, no fear,
Don’t worry, don’t hide
I’ll cheer you on!
You won’t go wrong.
Let’s step out and find your way,
See what might happen today!

As she stepped out,
She heard a shout
From her mother who was quite surprised.

Contessa Marie declared her choice,
Spoke with a strong clear voice,
She was going to live her life.

With some help from the elf,
She met a man whose business you see
Was producing tissues daily.

He needed someone to test their softness.
“I need someone who can sneeze on demand,
Someone who can lend a helping hand (or nose!)
I need a volunteer.
If I could find this person,
We would all let out a cheer!”

He heard her tale, and it was true that
Contessa Marie would have a lot to do.

In his business sneezing was the very most important factor.
Actually, it was just what they were after.

He told her,
“Your sneezing is a gift!
Certainly hope this position is a good shift.
You are quite a help, and
Your sneezing will put more of our tissue boxes on the shelf!

She started the very next day.

Then soon after, she met a nice lady who had written a play.
She knew Contessa Marie was right for the role.
It would be quite humorous, it would be very droll.
Her sneezes would make the part come alive.
The story, her sneezes would drive
The exact way she wanted it to be.

“So what do you think, Contessa Marie”?

Of course she said,
“Yes, I will take the part!”
She would live her life
It was a brilliant start!

Now life was great!   Now life was grand!
She had found her place by lending a helping hand.

Friends to love and things to do,
This was all so fun so new!

A place to belong and giving to others too!

This is the story of Contessa Marie.
From sad to joyful was her journey.
She took what she had that she did not like,
Her trouble and problems and all of her strife,
And turned it around, and what she found was a
Wonderful, beautiful, glorious life.

Sometimes it is how you see,
And sometimes it is what you choose.
You don’t have to be sad, you don’t have to lose!

Take what you have, step out fresh and new!
Live fully, give to others, and your giving will come back to you!

“To do the thing that you do not want to do
Will give you what you want to have.

You must go live your life!
Step out, be free, no fear,
Don’t worry, don’t hide
I’ll cheer you on, you won’t go wrong

Let’s step out and find your way
See what might happen today!”

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