Reflections in Verse
Reprinted from the Times of Israel
July 1, 2024
In the midst of turmoil, where to find calm?
In nature recalled, where we found a balm.
The need of strength brings a healing Psalm,
Twenty-three with the gentle breeze of a palm.
It embraces our being for us to proceed
In life’s mission and tasks where G-d does lead,
Amidst outer chaos to plant a seed
In memory of those who did, to feed,
At the table of obligations,
All present and future generations.
We regain complete equilibrium
With love and meaning from their lives’ requiem.
We must all be musicians in life’s symphony
To reaffirm life's inner harmony.
Reprinted from the Times of Israel
July 2, 2024
(Related to my most recent previous posting)
In your world’s garden,
I lose myself in you, G-d,
And thought remains still.
All merges, becomes one
Your collage, transfixes my soul,
Stream, river, pasture
Turns sky, sun and clouds,
Reflected in the mirrors
Of my eyes;
Hand in hand, we walk
As You teach me Your ways and
Accompany me home.
By Justice Michel M. J. Shore
