And then the palms

After Mark 1:1-11

First the colt, and then

the cloaks placed on it

as a saddle. And then 

the palms, leafy branches

cut from trees, strewn

in front of the colt

he rides along the way,

And then the singing,

the psalms of praise

carried by the wind,

a synchronized shout

of worship, the people

thinking he is 

the messiah,

the promised one,

the earthly messiah

come to deliver them

from earthly oppressors,

to bring them into freedom,

the exodus from pharaoh.

Shouts and noise rise

together, a misunderstanding 

of what he was about.

The colt knew.

The colt knew enough

to serve its purpose.

Photograph by Augustine Wong via Unsplash. Used with permission.