Purple Sneakers on Shabbat Noach
-Ken Seide
February 9, 2011
After a young man
in purple sneakers
with yellow laces,
and, for some reason,
no tallit,
was called to hold the Torah,
his father rushed after him
and taking off his tallit,
draped the shoulders
of Noach’s seed,
then glowed with inner light,
and I thanked God
for making the waters
recede
and letting the world start
anew,
which, I knew then
with perfect faith,
was not a mistake.
Ken Seide lives in Newton, MA. His poetry has appeared in New Vilna Review, Poetica, Midstream, Scribblers on the Roof, and Ibbetson Street. Poetica has published one of his short stories and has accepted another one for publication.
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Welcome to the New Vilna Review*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 The New Vilna Review |
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