The Red Sea
June 9, 2018
As swiftly as the arrows fly
Word came by hue and cry
Pharaoh said to go
We are free of blows
Burdened and scared
All marched and blared
We rushed to the desert
We were all set to rest
A march of hilarity
Nights of solidarity
Moses has prevailed
Miriam’s song regaled
Till we reached the sea
And found it bleak
Until horse hoofs swung with swords
And our triumph turned to mourns
This too was a plague
This time we are bit and caged
As the sea swelled with pain
And the desert heard our wails
June 8th 2018