May it be a year
of jammin’ out, and in:
raspberry peach apricot
quince chocolate and prune
a year of wholeness, even when it’s
folded up into itself
of loving what’s in us:
blackberry strawberry poppyseed
grief longing and joy
may it be a year of abundant unplugging
zooming out
dewdrops of hugs
rainstorms of hugs
hamentaschen hug sandwiches
butterscotch caramel roasted garlic
and dental amnesty
and well-timed booing
a year of sweeping crumbs
from generations ago
out of our homes
a year in which
it is unremarkable
for a people to fast on a woman’s request
for a king to offer
up to half of his kingdom
for an unknown cause
for it to be a mitzvah to hear
may it be our custom this year
to make a banquet and invite
the one who is oh-so-confused
about us
the one who is oh-so-confused
about the way forward
in the months ahead
as the moon puts on her mask of light
and takes it off again
may we put what is dear to us
right in the center:
honesty integrity maple and pine
apple cherry pumpkin trust
may our ears and pockets
and wombs be full
of rosemary saffron and courage and teshuvah
cedar sage ceremony solidarity
and may we find what is dear to us
right in the center:
pomegranate lemon date and fig
mystery majesty: lots
לַיְּהוּדִים הָיְתָה אוֹרָה וְשִׂמְחָה וְשָׂשׂוֹן וִיקָר׃ כֵּן תִּהְיֶה לָנוּ.
May it be so for us
