Victorious

Jesus
is alive
who walked this sod
in human form
who fed
onetwothreefourfive thousand
famished men
with scant loaves
and fish
Man
He was suberb in everything
and what I want to know is
how does it feel to be vanquished
Mr. Death

Birthday

You can't stay.
It's your birthday.
A day for reflection.
And looking forward.
See the glow of twenty-four candles
Illuminating the doorway to your future.
Beyond, another Light
Reaches only a step or two ahead
As you go.
But you must go.
Walk in the Light.
You can't stay.

Aftermath

Lives and livelyhoods
Flung
Far and wide
By
Wind and water

Disrupted
Displaced
Destroyed
Devastated

Here and there
In sheltering arms
Brothers and Sisters
Black and White
Rich and Poor

The remnant will take root
And overcome