Ruth and Naomi were good friends <br />And this Ruth quickly proved. <br />They say Naomi lost her sons, <br />Besides her husband, too. <br /> <br />They say when she prepared to move <br />Back to her Judah home <br />She asked her daughters-in-law to leave <br />And let her go alone. <br /> <br />They say Ruth never wavered once, <br />Though Orpah finally left. <br />She told Naomi she'd come too <br />And stay with her `till death. <br /> <br />Naomi tried Ruth to persuade, <br />But finally gave in. <br />They climbed the mountains of Judah <br />And came to Bethlehem.<br /><br />Rose Wilder<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ruth-and-naomi/
