There is never enough time
We met, you taught
me well,
we shared a little
of our difficult pasts,
a little of our
good lives now,
and you’re gone
too soon.
Still crying from
hearing about the accident
Wondering why you
were at that place
at that moment.
There is no
consolation in our Jewish sayings
Yom Kippur was
just over last month
and I keep hearing
the refrain in my mind
“Who shall live
and who shall die”
But it wasn’t your
time yet
you still had more
to teach me
and the other
students.
I would like to
believe there is
purpose in life
and death
but now I am not
so sure.
Baruch dayan
emet
“Blessed is the
true judge”
I don’t find these
words consoling,
but I will cherish
your memory.
Your life really
was a blessing.
©2019 Linda H.
Feinberg
In Memory of my friend, Alice Haya Kinberg, d. 11/4/2019; 7 Cheshvan
5780
Alav Hashalom, peace be upon her.
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