I
Moses heard and fell
on his face, it says – It was
all very slapstick
II
The future will be
decided on the scent of
rebellious incense
III
Does killing all the
dissenters always have to
be the go to plan?
IV
It’s become clear I’ve
underestimated the
value of incense
V
Always men and our
contest of staffs – My almond
blossoms are biggest
VI
And the descendants
of Aaron shall forever
live in apartments
VII
Levites – Your temple’s
professional staff – Give them
the best from your vats
Los Angeles poet Rick Lupert created a the Poetry Super Highway (an online publication and resource for poets), and hosted the Cobalt Cafe weekly poetry reading for almost 21 years. He’s authored 20 collections of poetry, including “I’m a Jew, Are You” (Jewish themed poems) and “Feeding Holy Cats” (Poetry written while a staff member on the first Birthright Israel trip), and most recently “Donut Famine” (Rothco Press, December 2016) and edited the anthologies “Ekphrastia Gone Wild”, “A Poet’s Haggadah”, and “The Night Goes on All Night.” He writes the daily web comic “Cat and Banana” with fellow Los Angeles poet Brendan Constantine. He’s widely published and reads his poetry wherever they let him.
