On Ocean’s Floor

Posted on by Justice Bjorke

A Poem for Holy Saturday

A Pathya Vat

—

Waves of despair

Crash our tired shore

The tides of war 

Have drowned our king. 

—

With him our hopes

Of which we’d sing 

Death’s mighty sting

Keeps far at bay. 

—

Our king is dead. 

Since yesterday

His body lay

On ocean’s floor. 

—

We’ll never hear 

Him knock our door

Or bless the poor

Again. Unless…

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Published by Justice Bjorke

I love Jesus and the Scriptures. I aim to serve the Church with my writing.