Monday, October 14, 2024

Out of the whirlwind

Haiku of continued questions


At last God responds!

Hides God-self in a whirlwind;

very dramatic.


Questions, not answers.

God’s grandeur seems to excuse

him from answering


God holds all the cards,

suggests that Job is unwise

to ask such questions.


Make yourself ready

Job, almighty God’s about

to ask you questions.


God asks: Where were you

when I laid the foundations

of the earth? Tell me!


Who measured the earth

making sure all was in line?

Surely you know this?


Did you hear the stars

singing for joy when the world’s

cornerstone was laid?


We are impressed, God.

Hardly a fair contest, though;

you being divine!


Ken Rookes 2024

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