Category: spiritual
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Holy Day haiku
vapor drops obscure clouding the sun at midday but still light gets through 5-29-22
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Evening on the mountain
while doves coo in olive trees nightingales announce the moon and crows call down the sun cool breeze ascends the mountain out in Haifa Bay ships await their turn to come in port and rest 6-8-22
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haiku of the crow
crow on garden wall staring out at Haifa Bay spread your wings and soar 6-7-22
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pilgrimage haiku
in holy precincts pour out your bushel measure await the threshing 6-7-22
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The welcoming
Golden apple juice sweet in the light One cookie sweet on your tongue Standing on the portico looking out The view is long and steep Memories of God’s mountain Gift to carry home 6-7-22
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ancient Akka
Akka across the bay, city of hope, city of walls, city unaware City of veneration, city of call to prayer, city of genuflection, City of broken sidewalks, city of keep your head down, City of eyes fucused on the ground or stumble and fall City of humility, houses of bright blue doors Houses of stairways…
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haiku summer
squirrels still wear fur earth tilts towards summer sun comes on skeeter wings ___ colors flit and flash ask the why of common names damsel or dragon ___ pray before breakfast get your walk in early, please find some shade and sit 7-16-22
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First of August
In the half dark after prayer lost in meditation I fall back asleep and wake to mom calling from the kitchen, “Who left the milk out?” I can’t decide whether to admit my guilt or pretend I’m still asleep and hope one of my siblings takes the blame. 8-1-22
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Rosh Hashanah
09/26 – this poem is for all my Jewish friends: Just before the sun crashed in the west, a distance horn floated through trees we did not plant, summoning Fort Jackson’s troops to mess. My ribs ached from a forgotten injury and I had a strange craving for apple sauce. I resisted its sweetness, reaffirmed…
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