elcome Lenten Haiku
Holy Spirit drove
Christ to his lone wilderness;
In Lent we follow.
Desert sands stretch out
Oases beckon me on;
Stones and bread are one.
Sand-duned gold cities
Grow up before me; they call
To give me a crown.
Church towers rise up;
Their bells speak tempting words;
Angels trembling wait.
Devil’s temptation
Called out in the wilderness;
Jesus overcame.
© Judith Lawrence, 2010
