Haiku for beginning
Give me camel’s hair,
leather belt around my waist;
feed me with locusts.
Give me a loud voice
enough to shake foundations.
Feed me wild honey
Find me at the creek
with the rocks and croaking frogs.
Water is my home.
Put away your sins;
the darkness in your living.
Let’s wash it away.
Come and be baptised.
Show that you are eager, keen
to begin anew.
One comes after me.
He will do much more than I.
He brings the Spirit.
. . . .
He came from up north
to meet John at the Jordan.
Baptise me, comrade.
The heavens opened
with the voice of approval.
The Spirit came down.
©
Ken Rookes 2018.
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