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Poetry: Wind

It begins, you imagine,\nas something captured —
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October 14, 2016

It begins, you imagine,
as something captured —

a ball of blue atmosphere
or a pocket of darkness

pushing against its seams
until they split apart

and it rushes out in joy
to your window.

How the trees shake and sway,
letting loose their yellow, calling

Let go the wreath of sadness
crowning your head.

From “The Days Between: Blessings, Poems, and Directions of the Heart for the Jewish High Holiday Season” (Brandeis University Press, 2014).


Marcia Falk is a poet, scholar and translator from Hebrew and Yiddish. Her books include “The Book of Blessings,” a re-creation of prayer from an inclusive, non-hierarchical perspective, and “The Song of Songs: Love Lyrics from the Bible.”

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