Wisdom's Children

“To what then will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another,

‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep.’

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Nevertheless, wisdom is vindicated by all her children.” Luke 7:31-35








Wisdom's Children

Not taken by the passing fancies
the screen dreams promised but
rooted in the lasting abiding love
found in the quiet of the night.

Unfazed by glitter and tinsel
captivated by ancient voices
dancing with the older women
in the clouds of fairground dust.

Wisdom's children find love
genuine and ever steady
prayers are always on their lips
thanksgiving always in their hearts.

Drawn to the warming night fires
they listen to the old stories as new
revel in the steady solid promises
known by name and on the wind.