What Is A Storyteller? Poem by Roxanne Dubarry

You are a young woman, who owns a black cat, named 'Bewitch.'
When the two of you were visiting a lake, she would
go swimming and catch you fish.
You did not think that cats liked to swim.

You asked me, 'what is a story teller? '
I replied, 'a storyteller roams the countryside
telling stories. Usually about the traditions of the time period. I am not sure, but I think they may have been around since the dawning of time.'

Those may not be the exact words of mine line
by line. God the Creator told Adam and Eve an instructional
true story. 'You may eat of every tree in the garden except the
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The day you
eat of it, you shall surely die.'

Eve and Adam did eat of the tree, yet they lived
over 900 earthly years. But one day with the
LORD is as 1,000 years. God did mean what he
did say, they did die before the ending of a
heavenly day.

Adam and Eve surely must have told their sons and
daughters stories about their days in the Garden of Eden.
They were not the only ones, who did not follow instructions.
Both Cain and Able offered a sacrifice to GOD on their altars.

Cain was a farmer, whereas, Abel was a Sheppard. Cain's offering was of the fruit of the field. Abel presented GOD the best of his flock.
Able's offering pleased him, but Cain's did not.

Cain became jealous of Abel. GOD spoke to him a warning, 'Cain,
why has your countenance fallen...(Why are you angry?) sin lies at
the door. (Conquer your angry feelings.)

What did Cain do? He found his younger brother, and murdered him!
God did ask Cain. 'Where is your brother, Abel? ' '..am I my
brother's keeper? The earth received the blood of his brother, which
cried out to GOD from the ground. What did GOD do? Cursed the ground, and made Cain a restless wanderer. Cain did not repent. He was more concerned with another man killing him. God marked him on his forehead, but did not redeem his soul!

GOD was the first master storyteller. He spoke the heavens and earth
into existence. Along with all the life forms: in sea, sky, and land.
His crowning achievement was the creation of man and woman!