Monday, September 21, 2020

Of the two

Haiku for the first in line.


Chief priests and elders

can only defend the past;

cannot see the new.


We are entitled!

They cry with indignation.

No, you’re not, he says.


What authority

do you have to say these things?

I will not tell you.


A man had two sons.

Asked them both to work the vines;

different answers.


One said I will not,

but later changed his thinking

and did the right thing.


One said Yes, I’ll go;

but for whatever reason

that son never did.


Words are easily

spoken. It is the actions

that really matter.


The tax collectors

and prostitutes believed John;

entered the kingdom.


Chief priests and elders

believe they set the standard

while others fall short.


You wear the Tee-shirt;

make sure you know its message;

act accordingly.


The first will be last.

Those who pass up the invite

lose their place in line.


© Ken Rookes 2020

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