What is man That you should take notice of him, A son of man That you should be […]
Judaism
Bob Dylan and the ghost of Leonard Cohen Sitting shivah on short stools Yarmulke pinned to gray curly […]
Its so strange to think
That you’re not there
In that little house on Salem Avenue
Sitting on the couch
Quietly reading fantasy novels on your Kindle
While Dad watches NCIS,
As if you’d always been there
And always would,
While I sit here across the mountains
Hunched over a notebook
Writing til my hand cramps
Trying to make sense of it all.
You can look in your books, Old and new, Of beginnings and births, Journeys and exiles, Looking for […]
Oh, Sophia Shekinah, Socrates-lover, Plato-Friend, Maternal dwelling of the Logos. Sefirah, emanating From the crown of creation without […]
Angels Ælfar Malakhim Divine monsters, messengers of truth Raven whispering in Yeshayahu’s ear. Arriving in flaming wheel flying […]
Cemeteries desecrated, Headstones toppled and smashed. Even in death unable to escape The irrational genocidal hatred, Even […]
I go walking after midnight Stepping softly while the seminary sleeps. Haunting Hogwarts halls alone With the ghost […]
Walking around the college campus For health and fresh air, Away from the welfare lines Contemplating the soul […]
New York, Long Island, East Rockaway lived, Oceanside born. Oregon Trail traveled for opportunity, better education and […]
John W. Leys 