Haiku of lament
Herod is a fox,
threatened by Jesus, makes plans
to be rid of him.
They try to warn him.
Jerusalem is not safe!
The man is reckless.
Love’s work must go on;
to bring healing, freedom, hope.
I must finish it.
Jerusalem calls.
It is the killing place, where
prophets meet their end.
O Jerusalem,
city of sadness and death,
how tragic you are!
Your children are lost;
unprotected chicks. I would
gather them to me.
My heart is aching
to embrace and protect them;
yet they will not come.
© Ken Rookes 2022
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