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.”
Blessing for Hunger

Don’t fret about terms, /
she croons. /
Just watch the squirrels
The Word is Wood

Hear, O Israel /
the prayer was dance /
Adonai Eloheinu /
there were no pews
21 Alternative Challah Recipes: Notes from a Google Search History

what does ethereal mean /
when is the pool open for lap swimming /
what’s happening in the middle east
“Got Bentsh Amerike”

As I bend /
hanging laundry on the drying rack /
my back twinges but just a little
Hitbodedut

You glimmer in my rearview mirror
Quick look, there’s no one in the /
back of the car. Yet, /
you
The Flesh and the Body

To love an idea can be quite quite /
satisfying but only the body, beloved, /
is holy, holy, holy.
A Prayer for Returning to Sleepaway Camp

“Holy One of Blessings,
I’m returning to my sleep away camp; / my happy place; my holy ground…”
Story of Our Lives

“Every step along the way is it’s own journey…”