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The Lamentations of L. L. Zern

1. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

2. Daughter of Eve speak forth of thy posterity, keeping nothing back, that others may know wherein thy happiness doth arise.

3. And I do make an accounting, to prophesy unto Sherwood, our patriarch, that our flocks doth flourish under the tender care of the junior shepherds of our tribe; our goats escapeth only on occasion to go forth and eat mine tender flowers. Our goats wandered through all the yard, and upon every sandhill, but they cometh quickly to the sound of oats in a bucket.

4. Lamentations, the word meaning, how? How doth goats escape so easily from both goat wire and gates chained with chains. 

5. And I did sigh much.

6. But the junior shepherds of our tribe brought much joy to overcome any lamentations, and they did include: Zoe Baye, called forth to California to teach and serve the tribes of that land; Emma Sarah, who sought much learning by faith and also by works; Conner-Boy who doth work much, to earn funds to purchase a signed poster of Jeff Goldbloom; Kipling Sherwood who sets for himself many high and lofty goals; Sadie Jolee playing well of the piano and being most helpful for Sunday dinners, Zachary Jon who waiteth with joy for his muscles to appear; Scout Harper, who loveth much and worrieth some also; Reagan Baye-Love, much healed and now playing of the flute and watching Anime; 

7. Hero Everdeen, who seeing a young woman dance forth in a public fountain dressed both in thong and cowboy chaps, playing forth on a cowbell, this Hero dideth speak forth, saying, “Boy! The big city sure is fun.”

8. Griffin Henry, using his own funds did buyeth a lovely picture with real feathers at a yard sale, saying, “YaYa would love that!” And I did truly love it;

9. Leidy Hazel, independent and talented and gifted, did make much her own cheese bread and hot chocolate, needing others almost not at all.

10. Ever Jane, a girl ready for any party or celebration or hockey game, perhaps one day joining forth her cousin, Hero, in “the fun big city.”

11. Silas Aricson, a large and mighty boy, who might yet grow taller than his YaYa before much more time passeth.

12. Boone Thomas, both sweet and kind, enjoyeth the approbation of his teachers to be an Otterrific Otter. 

13. Ellie Mae, a girl who delighteth both in dolls and dirt, rejoiced much in her aquarium where she keepeth lizards and other interesting creatures.

14. And finally, Ender, 16 of 16, three years old, who did argue much with his mother over the right way to decorate for the Christmas season, their contentions becoming heated, of which his eldest brother, Conner, quipped, “When decorators collide.”

15. Therefore thus saith the keeper of the record that it mystified how so much life and laughter hath come to us . . . it must needs be the Lord’s will for none other could have brought so much to be contained within our tents.

16. I make an end, and ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are beloved now and forever this year of our Lord, two thousand and twenty-two.