This Realm
After taking long vacations in Middle Earth, Shangri La and Barsoom
a weary traveler
returns to earth
This realm
which can fill one with wonder
Otherworldy philosiphers
are only a small part
of the truths we seek
Friday night services where one
is taught
to admire common labor
done for our benefit
Brings one back
to the realm
of the "masters and teachers"
who have sent out their messages and
prayers
Over the rocks and the domes of
Safed and Jerusalem
A single candle continues to burn
with a touch of
kabbalah gently spoken of
in a whisper
this realm is renewed once more
(first published in Judaism Fall/Winter 2006
Copyright © Matthew Anish | Year Posted 2008
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