Poetry About John the Baptist

A voice rises from the wilderness before the city is ready to listen. People enter the Jordan carrying regret that water cannot hide. John names repentance as a road made visible through changed conduct. He points beyond himself when the gathered crowd would make him central. River light moves across faces waiting to begin again. Prophecy speaks plainly enough to trouble both comfort and power.

John names repentance as a road made visible through changed conduct. A ruler's household hears judgment and answers with a prison door. Courage does not guarantee rescue from the authority it confronts. The feast continues while violence is ordered away from the table. His life becomes threshold: preparation, witness, warning, and cost. A true messenger leaves the attention facing farther than himself.

A voice rises from the wilderness before the city is ready to listen. River light moves across faces waiting to begin again. Prophecy speaks plainly enough to trouble both comfort and power. The feast continues while violence is ordered away from the table. The Jordan keeps flowing beyond every kingdom and cell. A true messenger leaves the attention facing farther than himself.