Friday, August 28, 2020

#BlogElul Day 8

 Hear


          “I am my prayer.”

           Va’ani Tefilati



my grandfather

faced the open window 

and looked beyond 

his street, past the boys

playing stickball,

past the girls jumping rope

 miming each action

     Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

     Turn around,

     Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

     Touch the ground


past the sounds of women

playing mahjong,

calling out their tiles

Dragons, Flowers, Seasons,

the Four Winds

in a staccato rendition

Past the Snow Cone man

selling flavored shaved ice


     My grandfather David davens

     and ancient prayers 

     echo across time 

     I listen—

     hear my lineage

     and pray










 


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