by Judith R. Robinson (Pittsburgh, PA)
We live the days
between the days
of awe and lamentation.
Down to the river’s edge
the pale rabbi treks, arrives,
sways, raises a fist
plump full of crumbs
to cast into the sparkling
current of hope.
Where are the fish?
Where are the fish big enough
to swallow these sins?
To eat our sins
and swim off, swim off, fish!
Take our sins with you!
Purify us, save us,
let us begin again
souls washed clean again,
we pray
we pray
we pray
one more year
one more year
one more year.
Judith R. Robinson is an editor, teacher, fiction writer, poet and visual artist. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, she is listed in the Directory of American Poets and Writers. She has published 100+ poems, five poetry collections, one fiction collection; one novel; edited or co-edited eleven poetry collections. If you’d like to learn more about her and her work, visit her website: www.judithrrobinson.com
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