Haiku of entrapment
He is disturbing,
this teacher come from up north.
They try to trap him.
They flatter Jesus.
We know that you teach God’s way,
tell us what you think.
Should we pay taxes
to the emperor; is God
well served if we do?
Jesus shakes his head,
calls them hypocrites. Show me
the coin for the tax.
Whose head do you see
on the coin? he questioned them.
Why, the emperor’s!
Then give to Caesar
what belongs to him; and give
to God what is God’s.
Good answer, Jesus;
confounding your critics and
asserting God’s claims.
© Ken Rookes 2020
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