Haiku for lefties
The first believers
living for fellowship, prayer,
the breaking of bread.
The signs were many,
the wonders, too. Apostles
doing Jesus’ work.
Awe rested on them.
With no thought for tomorrow
they shared all they had.
Selling possessions
and worldly goods, the proceeds
shared with the needy.
Praying together
in the temple, breaking bread
in each other’s home.
People were impressed;
day by day new folk joined them,
put their trust in God.
So utopian,
this social experiment;
shame it didn’t last.
Ken Rookes 2023
