written 19th April 2018
The air charged, trembling, shaking
With expectation. We have gathered and wait
Like awaiting a birth
A magic moment
The flag was raised, songs and dance
With open eyes I inhale it all
And dream you were beside me
now… your smile the same, young
and alive and full of love
As when I saw you last
And we would sing and dance
All night. Chag sameach, we
are born, craving pure togetherness.
And as we gazed into the fireworks, the sparkling, shifting, falling lights
Something trembled, shook
crumbled, cracked open
Inside of me. And I knew one thing,
one thing for sure:
a people was ransomed from the ashes, bestowed upon with grace immeasurable
I knew one thing,
one thing for sure: God is good.