Wisdom calls

Responding to Proverbs Ch. 8

Haiku of the wise

Sofia cries out

in the streets, where all can hear!

Will anyone hear?

From the beginning,

the first of God's creation;

Wisdom came to be.

Before the oceans,

the mountains, the world, the stars,

or all else: Wisdom.

Present with the Lord

as he laid the foundations

and set boundaries

Wisdom, born ahead

of the hills, the fields, the clouds,

the dust of the earth.

First in the Lord's mind,

God's partner in creation;

taking great delight!

Wisdom, rejoicing

in God's presence and taking

delight in mankind.

Wisdom, God's great gift,

calling out to humankind:

will anyone hear?

© Ken Rookes 2025