Monday, December 20, 2021

Road trip

 

Road Trip

Haiku for Pilgrims


Family road trip:

The annual pilgrimage

for the Passover.


Three days on the road:

Nazareth – Jerusalem;

and then the return.


Such a company

of family and friends; he’ll

be around, somewhere.


Twenty-four hours

before the child was missed. Back

to Jerusalem!


Aged twelve, they found him

in the temple, discussing

spiritual things.


Mightily relieved,

his parents took him to task:

Why have you done this?


Why were you searching?

I was always at home here,

in my Father’s house.


Back in Nazareth

the boy stayed out of trouble,

at least for a time.


© Ken Rookes 2021

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