To the Ends
I stepped onto a plain
The light was hard and burnt my head
Salt flat living
The mountains were far and distant
Every direction was the same
No distinct path could be ascribed
Every crack moaned softly in the wind
How had I gotten here
In the distance a voice rang out
"Make Way!" it shouted
loud and strong it proclaimed
"Make Way, a new highway is here!"
As I watched a cloud of dust
rose like burnt incense into the air
A multitude came behind
"Make Way!, For the highway of holiness is here!"
As the rabble encroached
I began to weep
longing to be part of the procession
Wanting the peace of direction
The celebrant stopped
His neck was bleeding
And behind him a Man bore a great weight
Through the desert he drew a line
The man with the great weight
Looked into my blurry eyes
"I am lost!" I shouted
"You don't have to be" A kind word
My tears dried and I stood
Taking position I followed
In our wake we left an oasis
Rebel and rabble through the desert
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Reader Comments (6)
David,
Did you write that?
-Derin-
I did.
Good stuff, Dave! There is so much you can communicate in the poetic medium, that is simply lost in prose. It's been a long time since I've written any poems...they were never that good, but you've reminded me of it's import and necessity in human communication. I may give it another go. It is a difficult practice - thanks for sharing.
What the heck???
Here is part of the inspiration/context of my poem Joe :-)
Isaiah 40
Comfort for God's People
1 "Comfort, comfort my people,"
says your God.
2 "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.
Tell her that her sad days are gone
and her sins are pardoned.
Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over
for all her sins."
3 Listen! It's the voice of someone shouting,
"Clear the way through the wilderness
for the LORD!
Make a straight highway through the wasteland
for our God!
4 Fill in the valleys,
and level the mountains and hills.
Straighten the curves,
and smooth out the rough places.
5 Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
The LORD has spoken!"*
Oh....