In Absence Of Touch (Randyjw; May 18, 2018)
More than a whisper
enveloped in your presence
strong, each encounter
Advertisements
Temple Mount Sifting Project
Photo not representative of actual artefacts
Temple Mount Sifting Project (Randyjw; May 18, 2018)
The Temple Mount Sifting Project is an important archaeological undertaking to recover artefacts as yet-to-be-unearthed in the 9,000 tons of dirt removed illegally from around Solomon’s Stables by the Muslim Waqf and dumped into the Kidron Valley.
I was fortunate to have been given a ride to the site by one of the founders of the project, Zachi, and to have been able to take part in this very touching facet of Jewish history, associated with one of our most iconic sites and structures bespeaking Jewish ancestry: the Holy Temple. The other of the Project’s founders, Gabi Barkai, is one of my favorite teachers from my archaeological- and tour-guiding courses.
Israel is a small country, and we remain a miraculous improbability in terms of our existence. Yet, by G-d, we do.
You can sign up for their newsletter, if you’d like, at their crowdfunding site, here:
Filed under Uncategorized
Hands In Front Of The Fireplace
Hands In Front Of The Fireplace (Randyjw; May 17, 2018)
In the litany unearthed of words
the decrepit, soulless descent
beckons to the ravens of the dirge
for the covenless lovers’ lament
Yet not one has singularly proven
on brooms there fly real witches
so, mine a nameless, blameless surge
across an endless Night of Bridges*
*
Shayne, David. “The tragedy and triumph of the Palmach, on the 75th anniversary of its founding”. blogs.timesofisrael.com; May 17, 2016:
Filed under Poetry
United States Embassy – Jerusalem, Israel
United States Embassy – Jerusalem, Israel (Randyjw; May 15, 2018)
Filed under Israel
Happy Mother’s Day 2018
Happy Mother’s Day 2018 (Randyjw; May 13, 2018)
Love,
Randy
Filed under Uncategorized
Puzzle Piece
Puzzle Piece (Randyjw; May 11, 2018)
What in this issue is akin to a jigsaw —
starting with rigid borders and one-sided ends
working my way from the easy parts backwards,
so revealing fine details of the pictures within
Tiny pieces that all look uniform
one head, two arms, and two little legs,
subtle, yet varied among form and gradations
the two nestled perfectly is how you begin
Others join on to string right and then left
extending the base to a single-formed line
Continue around using only the straight-edge
until you have completed the silhouette of your design
Now gently find way to apportion the remainders
the commonalities between and what sets them apart
Take one in your palm as you cherish and savor
the distinctive striations and distinguishing marks
Learn subtle expressions displayed by each
shadow of a boat or the shade of a gull
lucid peach light in the lover’s eyes
tilt of chin in the fading sun
Aha! and to complete the process some time past begun
you grasp the last piece and you think that you’re done
You carefully turn it to place in that spot
and, ever, went missing
that darn elusive last one
Filed under Poetry
Ecosystem Of Words
Ecosystem Of Words (Randyjw; May 10, 2018)
Words are just fill-ins
Igniting ecosystems
Catalyst begins
Filed under Poetry
