Lost Without Words

-Michal Mahgerefteh

December 15, 2010

words keepers of my soundness

crumble into thin fragments

as they haven’t begun to heal my wounds

underneath my skin tachrichim

every letter drained dry bares no fruit

I cry without a tongue, I need you!

Pillar of Flame draw the balm of my soul

to bathe in the rain-waters of the Mikveh

‘til Spirit seizes me alone

and from the warmth of the blue mosaic bath

scribes a cleansing joy from Adonai-Adamah-Neshama

Michal Mahgerefteh is an award-winning poet and artist. She is Editor and Publisher of Poetica Magazine, Reflections of Jewish Thought. Her debut poetry collection, In My Bustan, was released in late 2009, and her second book, Field of Harps, a collection of poems and drawings, is scheduled to be released January 2011. Michal is currently working on a contemporary acrylic paintings centered on the letter Shin, “Shin: The Three Pillars.”

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*A Note From the Publisher - February 8, 2012*

Dear readers and contributors,

The New Vilna Review has been going through some changes the past few

months, and our focus has shifted to offering an expanded selection of

poetry, fiction and arts writing. We are once again accepting submissions,

and look forward to continuing to publish some of the most interesting and

thought provoking work in the world of Jewish arts and letters.

-Daniel E. Levenson

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

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