She was the princess who became queen
when she washed him with expensive ointment
on his birthday and thus consecrated him
as king together with the high priest

They entered the city, the rebels
among the pilgrims for the festival week
an entry for the royal couple
a coup that would fail

Of course, she was the first
to return to his grave
from which scared schemers
had removed his body

Of course, she was the first
to see him again in a vision
and the first to want to believe
that the kingdom was still near after all

Of course, she was the first
to proclaim this
the Good News
of hope that gives life