shivaSeven-day mourning period following the funeral of a first-degree relative, during which time family members remain at home and receive visits of comfort. Other customs include abstinence from bathing and sex, covering mirrors, sitting lower than other visitors, and the lighting of a special memorial candle which burns for seven days. is not eternity
and if its end is marked
with a walk
then our bodies are not meant
to sink into the ground
until the next beginning
we are the beginning!
and the discipline to create
our own answers
to speak and shout life
to remake the end