The day is not known

Haiku for watching and waiting
The day is not known,

nor can the hour be guessed at;

the accounting time.

The days of Noah;

doing our everyday things,

expecting the same.

Eating and drinking,

marrying – things to be done

as our lives proceed.

The mythical flood

comes to change everything,

surprising us all.

Fearful images;

one is taken, one is left.

The day is not known.

Keep awake, therefore.

You don't know when the thief comes.

You must be prepared.

The Son of Man comes

when we are not expecting;

the accounting time.

© Ken Rookes 2016

The sun will be darkned

In ancient writings

the sun, moon and stars

combine to herald the coming

of the new age.

The laws of physics are cast aside

as the sun draws its blinds,

the moon withholds its light from the earth,

and the stars are swept into glowing heaps,

having fallen from the sky.

Outrageous metaphors,

emblazoned in the heavens

to signal cosmic events

and to fanfare the advent of the Son of Man;

whatever that means.

Something to do with Jesus,

and what he came to do,

and be. Something to do with

defiant love, reckless compassion,

and a quixotic commitment to justice, peace

and hope.

It could happen.

© Ken Rookes 2014