Love For Ever New Poem by Brian Kilpatrick

A picture is worth a thousand words
But what if they were never heard
Birthed from a virgin and a dove
Escaped the madman's search
At the age of 12 taught among
The most brilliant minds
Baptized by his cousin John
Went to a wedding
And to turned water into wine
Taught the fishermen
How to fish for men
Walked by the Sea of Galilee
Walked the desert
Forty days and forty nights
Without a bite of food
And then he fed five thousand
With two fish and a loaf of bread
Visited on the mountain
With Moses and Elijah
Transfigured Son of God
Healed the sick and raised the dead
Walked upon the water
With Peter by his side
Broke with tradition
And taught the law of God
Love one another as I have loved you
Walked upon the palm leaves
As predicted a king upon asses foal
Turned his body and his blood
Into everlasting food
They arrested him with no charge
They had a mock trial held a night
Released a murder from his plight
Scourged him with a Roman whip
Within inches of his life
He bore his cross as far as he could
They gambled for his clothes
The innocent hung between two guilty men
They quenched is thirst with a bitter wine
Laughing all the time
His parting words forgive them for they
Know not what they do
They pierced his side to make sure he was dead
Labeled on his cross was King of the Jews
And at the moment of his death
The temple curtain was tore in two
For three days and three nights
Love appeared as doom
Until at last from his guarded grave
The living God rose from amongst the dead
Making Love for ever new