8:30am
many several poems w~righted into extant existence,
after rising with opened eyes,
many hours ours prior, the outside, a wall of fog
go to wake my beloved with cofee and treats
she rises and embraces me
with tender firmness, eyes clos-ed,
she-
window facing
17th floor
the towers of manhattan have been seized from existence
and I say look outside
the hair of the world turned
wise~white overnight!*
she opens here eyes and says with
quiet surprise; Oh yeah…wow
and I smile
for who can advise,
whose eloquence is the greater?
end.
8:46am
nyc
Apr 5
Apr 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM UTC
8:30am
many several poems w~righted into extant existence,
after rising with opened eyes,
many hours ours prior, the outside, a wall of fog
go to wake my beloved with cofee and treats
she rises and embraces me
with tender firmness, eyes clos-ed,
she-
window facing
17th floor
the towers of manhattan have been seized from existence
and I say look outside
the hair of the world turned
wise~white overnight!*
she opens here eyes and says with
quiet surprise; Oh yeah…wow
and I smile
for who can advise,
whose eloquence is the greater?
end.
8:46am
nyc
* The Talmud (Brachos 27b-28a) tells of 18-year-old Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah, who was appointed head of the Sanhedrin but lacked the appearance of age. Following his wife’s advice, a miracle occurred, and 18 rows of his beard turned white overnight, allowing him to accept the position, stating, "I am like seventy years old".
recited at the Passover Seder
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