Monday, July 18, 2011
The waters were gathered
An Egyptian night of beetles and hyenas,
scarabs and jackals, devouring:
the spirit hovered over the surface
of the deep, the waters;
a staff rose and held to gather
the waters, walled on each side.
And it was so.
And it was good.
A staff rose and held to gather
the armies, walled on each side
by a pillar of cloud and fire,
gathering the darkness and light.
The waters were gathered, flowing
to create a dry baptism of faith.
This poem is submitted for the Warrior Poet Society, hosting by Jason Stasyszen at Connecting to Impact. To see more poems based on Exodus 14 – the crossing of the Red Sea, please visit Jason’s site.
Photograph: Orange Sea Sunset by Petr Kratochvil via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.
Labels:
Exodus 14,
Jason Stasyszen,
Poetry,
Red Sea,
Warrior Poets
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4 comments:
What a picture, Glynn! I love this poem. Thanks again for participating.
speaks more than just of the Exodus but also the ending of an Empire..called Eygpt..nicely done - the eras are molded and change within the hands of our Creator....bkm
like the way you did this ...
God moving the sea that He created.
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