I saw you

Haiku of surprising discovery

Hey, comrade Philip,

you’re the man I’m looking for:

come and follow me!

Having met Jesus,

Philip went to find his friend:

Come, meet the teacher!

Could he be the one

the prophets told us about;

the one sent from God?

Nazareth, you say?

How could the Messiah come

from that backwater?

Ah, Nathanael,

I’m very pleased to meet you;

such an honest man!

I’ve never met you,

Jesus, and yet you know me?

Very impressive!

I had a vision.

You sat beneath a fig tree

as Philip approached.

Rabbi, I’m seeing

God’s Son, and Israel’s King.

Teacher, you’re the man!

Give me your answer!

Come, join us on the journey;

you’ll find so much more.

© Ken Rookes 2018.