Adonai i thank that
Moment
preserved that brings me
to this season
the newness of apples
fresh picked in the moment
before their falls
from my sister’s trees
the windfall fruits; blackberries
elderberries in common grounds
we picked in bliss
honey from my friend’s urban hive
i thank..
that i have remained
alive enough to
reach this season
to delight in the newness of
lime green walls, sharp fuschia pinks
bronze wire butterflies
dark mango wood
space that I have carved
hardy bourganvillias,
olives, jasmine, hyssop,
the headiness of thymes
my garden..
bringing the outside in
each day lived a
victory
that moves me closer
to a moment
of newness
as the year turns
baruch atah adonai
eloheinu melech ha’olam
shekhianu ,v’kimanu, v’higigianu
lazman hazeh
oh adonai
