Miriam’s timbrel still echoes among the rocks
Bringing her past to my present,
Bridging the river of time between us,
This prophet whose tune infiltrates,
Distorts and challenges all my ideas of her.
Pilgrims drinking heartily at the well,
Immortalize her in their fervent love,
Trapping her memory with ill-fitting notions,
Reprimanding for questioning authority,
Faulting her for threatening the order of things,
Yet she was daring enough to bite into Adam’s apple.
With no agenda and no need to pedestalize,
I come only to sing, to celebrate her humanity,
The victories and losses are such music to the soul,
Her fortitude and doubts are part of my song, too.
I, who am EveEve, according to the book of Genesis, is Adam's wife, the first woman to be created. to some, AdamAdam is the first human being created by God. Symbolizes: Creation, humankind. to others,
MosesThe quintessential Jewish leader who spoke face to face with God, unlike any other prophet, and who freed the people from Egypt, led them through the desert for forty years, and received the Torah on Mt. Sinai. His Hebrew name is Moshe. in some quarters, find MiriamMiriam is the sister of Moses and Aaron. As Moses' and Aaron's sister she, according to midrash, prophesies Moses' role and helps secure it by watching over the young baby, seeing to it that Pharaoh's daughter takes him and that the baby is returned to his mother for nursing. During the Israelites' trek through the desert, a magical well given on her behalf travels with the Israelites, providing water, healing, and sustenance. is me.
