Summonsed

Moses rises early

combs his beard; long, white,

and shining with heaven's light

– a permanent state now,

not the slowly fading glow

of the mountain encounters of his prime.

Wheeling down celestial corridors,

he interrupts Elijah

in the closing stages of his preparations;

and wonders if the fiery chariot,

of which his companion was wont to boast,

will be assigned to them.

They have been summonsed

to appear once more

on a mountain. Not Sinai,

where he once met with Yahweh

and was given Yahweh's laws;

and where, centuries later,

his frightened companion also

met his Lord, and was recalled

to his prophetic duties.

No, not Sinai,

(or Horeb as Elijah insisted),

but a more modest peak.

Their assignment, however,

is no less lofty. There they will glow bright

together with God's beloved,

and join to confirm

his engagement with destiny.

© Ken Rookes