On the last day

After Isaiah 34-35

On the last day

of the last month

the skies will streak

with black and fire

on the last day

of the last month

the cities will fall

and the desert

the wilderness

will bloom, the place

of retreat, exile, hiding

on the last day

of the last month

the desert will welcome

the redeemed.

Photograph by Dawn Hudson via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.