Light

Haiku of the dawn

The light is dawning!

Image of hope and promise

for those in darkness.

What might the dawn mean

for those battling bushfires,

blanketed by smoke?

What might the dawn mean

for those whose home is sinking

beneath the ocean?

What might Jesus mean

to the poor, the wretched,

the vulnerable?

What might Jesus mean

to those cursed with riches, ease,

power and comfort.

Some fisher-people,

without much to leave behind

opt to go with him.

Discarding their nets

and all other cords that bind,

to follow the light.

He came to be light,

to bring hope, to conquer fear;

love begetting life.

© Ken Rookes 2020.