Pristine Fields

Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.

Luke 9:58

I will follow,
but am I willing to sleep
in an open field
with a stone for a pillow.

The den is for the fox,
the nest is for the birds,
but the cold
and barren ground
is for the Son of Man.

I will follow,
but let me first
bury the dead
and say farewell
to those who abide with me.

He says,
begin the journey
without looking back
at where you have been.

Enter the pristine fields
of holiness
without the burden
of your sins.



copyright 2017 - Donald P James Jr