Poetry: I am a Jew
I am a Jew, 47 years old, of no special courage. Everyday I try to feel myself in the soil and the stem, in the light of ancient books and new worlds; I try to sense the fingertip of G-d in the fragrance of my children's newly washed hair. Everday, I try to sing with a spirit both measured and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Gonzaga Library Publishing
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hate Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/30 |
| Summary: | I am a Jew, 47 years old, of no special courage. Everyday I try to feel myself in the soil and the stem, in the light of ancient books and new worlds; I try to sense the fingertip of G-d in the fragrance of my children's newly washed hair. Everday, I try to sing with a spirit both measured and ecstatic, find places to worship where I can feel warmth that first attracted me toward my birth. Scorn the beasts that covet the blood of my door. I am a Jew. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-7442 |