Haiku for the first in line.
Chief priests and elders
can only defend the past;
cannot see the new.
We are entitled!
They cry with indignation.
No, you’re not, he says.
What authority
do you have to say these things?
I will not tell you.
A man had two sons.
Asked them both to work the vines;
different answers.
One said I will not,
but later changed his thinking
and did the right thing.
One said Yes, I’ll go;
but for whatever reason
that son never did.
Words are easily
spoken. It is the actions
that really matter.
The tax collectors
and prostitutes believed John;
entered the kingdom.
Chief priests and elders
believe they set the standard
while others fall short.
You wear the Tee-shirt;
make sure you know its message;
act accordingly.
The first will be last.
Those who pass up the invite
lose their place in line.
© Ken Rookes 2020
