Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

On Rosh Hashanah

I listen to the ancient prayers
I've heard for all my life - 
Before I was a nana
Or a mother or a wife.

I hear them only once a year
And though I know the tunes 
I haven't felt entrenched
Like I once was in many moons.

Yet still I go to temple 
And I think, as prayers are read,
That I'll always be connected,
Though by just the thinnest thread.

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Richard Lamoureux October 4, 2017 at 4:00 PM That thread may be a life saver.

Jan Allison September 21, 2017 at 12:17 PM I worked as a nanny for 2 Jewish families but I don't recall celebrating this occasion, that said it was many moons ago!:-) I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with your family:-) hugs jan xx