watching the
mother cuddling her toddler
brought back
memories of my own children
now fully grown,
one just married,
the others content
with their lives
somehow a hug from
a grown man
is not the same as
reading a story
to a toddler on
your lap
but I am proud to
see my adult children
leading their own successful lives
the phone calls,
the texts, the e-mails
let me know of
their love and caring
whether near or
far
as I pray in the
Chabad tent again this year
I am grateful for
another year
another chance to
fulfill my purpose
even though I’m
not sure what it is
“Hineni” – I am
here
although my prayer
is very different
from the
liturgical one
but year after
year I continue
my monologue with
the divine
knowing that I
also have the divine
within me
©Linda H. Feinberg
Note: my poetry is still available on Amazon as inexpensive e-books.
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