Israel Pilgrimage—1986
There’s
something mysterious
yet
wondrous
about
this great water body
that
lies smooth and still
in
the midst of utter barrenness
so
salty, one can actually climb
and
walk upon giant saline mushrooms
which
rise up from sea bottom
at
the lowest ebb on Earth
For
millenniums it has taken
from
the Galilee and Jordan
without
giving—
refusing
sustenance
to
fish and flora
hoarding
its rich minerals
and
precious oils which intensify
in
ongoing evaporation
People
flock to its shores
from
far continents
to
bathe, buoyed
in
lifeless waters that heal
They
even slather their bodies
with
its dark therapeutic mud
receiving
restoration
from
the deadest dead
One
great day
the
mighty arm of God
will
reach down, down, down
to
touch its lifeless liquidity
with
miraculous rebirth
Its
waters will spring to life!
Fish
will thrive
Trees
will bear magnificent fruit
along
its lush and fertile shores
Maude Carolan
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