Elijah and Elisha

2KINGS 2:1-12

Elisha: don't leave me...
whirlwind
fire
confusion
horses
wheels
and silence
dust settles
wrinkled mantle
where Elijah once was
tearing of clothes
doubled-over grief
a wail from
some distant place within
others turn their heads
and wince
put the dusty mantle
on over torn clothes
a momento
a balm
a promise
a journy begins
with a limp
and a broken heart.

pmr