"In the Thirtieth Year," poetry - Dan Lukiv - Bog

Revised Edition: LukivPress (Victoria, BC), 2022. Introduction 613 BCE: Jeremiah, in Judah, prophecies the fall of Jerusalem. Already Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has taken many Jews captive, including Daniel, and his three Judean companions, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, who serve this mighty Chaldean king. Where do most expatriated Jews live? By the river Chebar. Does Jehovah leave those dispossessed Jews without spiritual help? No! Ezekiel, Jehovah's 30-year-old prophet, provides fearless direction. He records fascinating events (613 to 591 BCE) that describe names, dates, and places. Yes, we read of 22 years filled with prophetic statements about 1) the dramatic fall of Jerusalem; 2) the demise of surrounding nations; and 3) the revival/restoring of Jewish worship of Jehovah. An excerpt Chapter 48 Jehovah-Shammah,
Yes, God is there- In the fire?8
O no! Not in the fire.
In the wind?
O no! Not in the wind.
In the quaking earth?
O no! Not
In the quaking earth.
But you are there,
Certainly, on profane
Dust, Jehovah-Shammah,
A city of many gates,
Like open arms,
Like a mother's
Arms, welcoming her
Children,
And the overseers,
See, approachable,
Refreshing like cool
Water, See, the profane land,
A new earth,
Yet billions of years
Young, Yes, joy and peace-
These fountains
Overflow,
And the streets sing
Like the seas that
Overflow with the
Knowledge of God. The author Dan Lukiv, published in 19 countries, is a poet, novelist, columnist, short story and article writer, and independent education researcher (hermeneutic phenomenology). As a creative writer, he apprenticed with Canada's Professor Robert Harlow (recipient of the George Woodcock Achievement award for an outstanding literary career), the USA's Paul Bagdon (Spur Award finalist for Best Original Paperback), and England's D. M. Thomas (recipient of the Cheltenham Prize for Literature, Orwell Prize [biography], Los Angeles Fiction Prize, and Cholmondeley award for poetry). He attended The University of British Columbia (creative writing department), the acclaimed Humber School for Writers (poetry writing program), and Writer's Digest University (novel writing program).