Take Me Back Keroauc

Therefore the poets say,
Come to Heshbon;
let the city of Sihon
be built and established.
~ Numbers 21

Bitter Branches

Son of man,
how is the wood of a vine
different from that of a branch
from any of the trees in the forest?
~ Ezekiel 15

Eventual Nominee

Jesus,
knowing
that they intended
to come
and make him king
by force,
withdrew again
to a mountain
by himself.
~ John 6

Mondo Duende

Oh, my anguish, my anguish!
I writhe in pain.
Oh, the agony of my heart!
My heart pounds within me,
I cannot keep silent.
For I have heard
the sound of the trumpet;
I have heard the battle cry.
~ Jeremiah 4

White Stripes

Jesus did not answer a word.
So his disciples came to him
and urged him,

“Send her away,
for she keeps crying out after us.”

He answered,

“I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”

The woman came and knelt before him.
“Lord, help me!” she said.
~ Matthew 15

She Comes In Colors

Now Israel loved Joseph
more than any of his other sons,
because he had been born to him
in his old age;
and he made an ornate robe for him.
~ Genesis 37