Some cheeky haiku
A cheeky story
unfolds. Widow Naomi
eyes kinsman, Boaz.
Tells Ruth: Wash, anoint
yourself, put on your best dress,
make yourself sexy.
Go to the threshing-
floor. Wait until he’s eaten,
watch where he lies down.
Go and uncover
his feet and lie there with him.
He will instruct you.
So it came to pass.
Boaz took Ruth and married
her. She bore a son.
Much celebration!
Naomi’s daughter-in-law
secures her future!
Naomi helped nurse
grandson Obed. His grandson
was David, the king.
Ruth's story tells us
that foreigners have faith, too.
Remember this truth.
© Ken Rookes 2024
