The Other Side
From the past into the future
Linking good with evil
East with west
Right with wrong
Black with white
As the unpredicted emerges.
Crossing a Red Sea
And a bloody Jordan
On dry land;
Divinely sanctioned conquest
Of a promised land
Viciously.
The bridge of the past
Carried generations
Onto the other bank
Which looked attractive;
Green pastures somewhere
Other than here.
A Rubicon crossing
Is shrouded with doubts,
But commitment banishes
Any thought of defeat
As they press forward
Peacefully.
Brambles Art Retreat
A drawing of bridge across the River Tamar at Lifton in Devon prompted conversation about hostages and invasion in Gaza
March 2024
Linking good with evil
East with west
Right with wrong
Black with white
As the unpredicted emerges.
Crossing a Red Sea
And a bloody Jordan
On dry land;
Divinely sanctioned conquest
Of a promised land
Viciously.
The bridge of the past
Carried generations
Onto the other bank
Which looked attractive;
Green pastures somewhere
Other than here.
A Rubicon crossing
Is shrouded with doubts,
But commitment banishes
Any thought of defeat
As they press forward
Peacefully.
Brambles Art Retreat
A drawing of bridge across the River Tamar at Lifton in Devon prompted conversation about hostages and invasion in Gaza
March 2024