Monday, August 4, 2008

Clouds of Compassion

Fleeing, Jonah boards a ship in Jaffa,
Saying nothing to the mariners, he peers
up at huge clouds, clouds of compassion,
whiter than milk, advancing like a caravan.

When the sky darkens and hail pelts the ship,
Jonah admits his guilt. The mariners try
to save him, but in the end, they too must
cede to the inevitable. 

Only after tossing him overboard, 
does the storm abate.

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