The Problem with God’s Body Isn’t God’s Body
also how dare I use such an antiquated, male-sprung, /
power-overed, trite & treacly term? And I agree, yes, /
how dare, how dare I? Well, I answer, I do. Dare.
Hiking Time: Two to Three Hours
I walk the trail back to its origins /
towards the slow pulse of life /
flowing within contorted trunks /
honey-colored limbs scarred by lightning
Blessing
The power to bless is the power /
to choose.
An Offering
You offered to walk with me around Queen Anne Hill, holding my hand /
You offered to take me out again. /
What was the meaning of these offerings? /
Kaddish Yatom (Mourner’s Kaddish)
The Reconstructionist version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.
Tisha B’Av 2024
“Did they praise / the G-d that brought about their / most brutal response to devastation? / Or did they lament?”
An Eve Ritual for Rosh Hashanah
A new Rosh Hashanah ritual honoring Eve’s role in the beginning of our human story
The Numbers: A Tisha B’Av Lamentation
“For every grain of salt, a thousand tears…”
Soporific
“Count instead the growing number
of cared-fors you have lost…”
Riding the El
“I almost giggle when I find myself whispering / a long-forgotten prayer.”
