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