Haiku for an uprising
The unbroken colt
is brought, as per instructions.
Jesus mounts and rides.
Garments line the road.
The company of his friends
sing and shout praises.
The expectation
is great: The revolution
must be upon us!
Concerned for order,
Pharisees command silence.
The stones will cry out!
Weeps for the city.
Were you paying attention
you might have known peace!
Reaching the temple,
the traders are driven out.
God’s house is restored.
Not the uprising
some had hoped for. This conquest
will be won by love.
© Ken Rookes 2022
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