Derek Hanson

Category: Poetry

  • Moses’ Rapture

    Not my will, but the Lord’s.He made me your brother,Plucked from the reeds,Nile’s jaws, I escaped.Do not harden your heart.Let the Lord’s people go,The land of worship awaits,Promised to my…

  • Pharaoh’s Agony

    What more do you want from me?You were my brother once,Plucked from the reeds,The Nile’s jaws, you escaped.Now you come crying, pleadingLet your people go; Never!The greatest Empire in the…

  • The Cedar of Lebanon

    The Cedar stands firm,Telling the old story.Branches embrace the Word,Preaching to all the nations,Never forsaking the connection.Living stems are rebornWhile dead splinters have rejectedHim, succumbing to the serpent,Whose firm grip…

  • Mirror People

    Bodies become narrowThin sheets reflectingNothing, only surroundings.Millions of images bounce aboutMystic lust and violent rageA soulless avenue to opennessFlat are the mirrors with nothingBehind, only depictingBegging to imitateThe same reflection…