Topic Tags: grief

“May the windows of our prayers / move us into the world of vision…”

A poem marking the 40th day of fighting after the attacks on October 7th.

The poet frames the loss of life in Israel and in Gaze with this powerful liturgy

An greeting for mourners orienting towards one another.

“We get to Kaddish, I just hit a wall…”

“A thousand funerals in / one day    a shortage of diggers / an excess of graves.”

“Once upon the time / last weekend, something changed the composition of my body, / my memories, / and the way that I breathe.”

“I pray for a swift end to this unwanted war.”

“We are all mourners now / Needing, wanting, giving comfort / For ourselves…” For each other.”

“We are in mourning; / our people are in mourning; / collectively we are sitting shiva.”