MURRAY COUNTY POETRYPoems by Murray Poets and Poems About Murray County THE FIG TREE by John Homer Luffman1910-1987 WHEN THE FIG TREE SHOWS HER LEAVES WE SAY THAT SUMMER'S NIGH WE MAY RIGHTLY THEN EXPECT FRUIT FROM IT BY AND BY. BUT ONCE THE MASTER SAW A TREE AND SEARCHED EACH TINY LIMB, EXPECTING FOOD THAT WOULD RENEW THE WANING STRENGTH IN HIM. IT SHOWED PROMISE BUT NO MORE, AND CHRIST MAY WELL HAVE SAID, "YOU HAVE FAILED YOUR PURPOSE SO, YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD." PROMISES ARE NOT CONDEMNED- THEY'RE VERY NICE, INDEED. BUT WHEN HUNGER COMES, 'TIS TRUE, THE FRUIT IS WHAT WE NEED. Murray County Poetry
Murray County Poetry