The blind man

Haiku for seeing

Blind Bartimaeus

lived in perpetual night,

but he still had hope.

Beggng by the road,

hearing reports and gossip,

he hoped in Jesus.

Jericho’s grapevine

told him Jesus was in town:

what were the chances?

He comes! They told him.

“Have mercy, Son of David!”

The blind man shouted.

You are a nuisance,

Bartimaeus; be silent!

He shouted louder.

Jesus heard his voice,

stopped and called the man over.

Take heart! They told him.

Jesus said to him,

What do you request of me?

Teacher, let me see.

Go, Bartimaeus,

your faith has been rewarded:

your sight is restored.

Bartimaeus went.

He went along with Jesus,

followed on the way.

Would that I, meeting

with my master; like friend Bart,

follow in his way.

© Ken Rookes 2018