We skip to the end
of the tale: the big reveal!
Joe and his brothers.
Great is the weeping!
The Egyptians, dismissed, hear
the sounds of Joe’s tears.
My father, tell me,
Joseph asks of his brothers;
is he still alive?
The brothers tremble,
knowing the wrong they have done.
What will Joseph do?
Joe draws them closer.
You sold me, but it’s all right;
the result is good.
God planned to send me
to this land to preserve life.
Now I rule it all.
Five more years of drought.
Bring your households to Goshen;
there is plenty here.
Go, tell my father,
tell him that you have seen me.
Hurry, bring him here!
They kiss and they weep;
this family reunion;
of forgiveness, grace.
© Ken Rookes 2023
