Beyond
the Garden
was a curse.
Beyond Bethlehem
was another
Garden
beyond that Garden
was Golgatha.
Beyond Golgatha
was a tomb
beyond that tomb
was the Father’s right hand.
Beyond your old life
is a tomb
beyond that tomb
is a new life.
Beyond this age
is an age to come
and another
Garden.
MJN [This poem has just recently appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of the print journal WestWard Quarterly]