The Word

Song and photography by Pearl Roycroft

Film photo of the ocean with a sun flare

There was a Word

Before the seas were drawn

And the earth received her form


There was a Song

Whispered at the first dawn

And hidden in each lightning storm


There was a Son

Born to a poor family

Who fled to a foreign country


There was a Man 

Who turned water into wine

Before His appointed time


  *   *   *   *   *


You spoke the Truth

The law anew

In stories


They tied your hands

Devised a plan

To kill Thee


Your body bruised

The angels knew

You loved me


The trees stood still

You climbed the hill

Silently


The sun went down

God shook the ground

All to see


Rocks split in two

They saw the truth

You were He


Laid in the grave

You took the blame

I am free


Then you rose

My only hope

I believe


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Photo of the author smiling at the camera in front of a raised garden bed

Pearl Roycroft—Regular Contributor

A gardener by morning, napper by afternoon and hostess by night, Pearl considers herself the luckiest girl in the world. She is a cacao enthusiast from the Perth Hills, who lives with a pet bird, a close sister and many trees. Pearl has travelled to unique places around the globe and across the country in her red van, of which you can read about at Pitter Patter Paper. For love, she makes music. Check out her album Closing Doors on Bandcamp and Spotify.


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