35

Last night I dreamt of
grandma and grandpa again
and their apartment.
Maybe it's because my place
always reminds me of them.

34

I'd put on a show
using my neighbor's house light
Pictures on the wall.
It ran for years, rave reviews
Sponsored by the Rosenbergs

33

I'm at the Kotel
22 forward and back
and I'm there for good
And now here I am. Here. Now.
I'm 52 and sleepless.

32

There's wisdom and pain
you can compartmentalize
but the pain must be
if the wisdom is for real
there's no way to not have pain

31

Built into my view
was the allowance for him
to be who he was
or so I like to pretend
but we each judge the other

30

If we all forgot
what we said and what we did
no one would write books.
That includes g-d and prophets-
if memory didn't count

29

Me on an island
just with one other person
Who might qualify?
Answer that, maybe I'll know
who I can be married to

28

A prominent Rav
once said poets urinate
then call all to see
Most of me is offended
and part likes his metaphor

27

Ease me back to sleep|
My G-d, G-d of my Fathers
May it be your will
that I now sleep peacefully
and awake, on time, with peace

26

I won't write of you
because i didn't call you
I hesitated
And now that you've passed away
Feels dishonest to reach out