The Valley of the Cross

Michael Peach

To reach my Garden of Eden
I must traverse the equivocal
Valley of the Cross,
With all its garbage
Din
Smoke
Ancient olive trees
Mysterious wild life
And indomitable humanity.

Jerusalem
21 November 2016

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