Type: Poem

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a journal and pen
“I place colors on flat surface during war – a break / from the news, from the story.”
orange and yellow flowers on a blue backdrop
“Please grant us clarity and wisdom and heal our bodies, minds and hearts, / for we are filled with confusion and suffering.”
a woman looks up to the sky
“I too am living my autumn…”
a tree with orange leaves
“I take it off when I get to the parking lot / and hide my Star of David, / cover my Hebrew tattoo…”
Gold star of david hanging from branch against blue sky
“Engage with those who believe in the blessings of Love and Life…”
a woman stands alone walking into a grassy meadow
“So God created the dawn, painting peaks of blues and purples to the warmth of the black.”
sunrise over the mountains
“I invited those who won’t speak up for me now…”
a woman sits with her head folded across her arms
“I’m teaching to prepare you. / But for what exactly? / To hide, to fight, to run away or die?”
two long rows of yahrzeit candles some of them lit
“We get to Kaddish, I just hit a wall…”
a person stands in a sunset, holding a candle

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