Succot Nights in Jerusalem, 2007
A flute’s shadow on the
two guitars, a drum and ethereal melodies;
Hasidic songs played on oud
high on the window ledge within Jaffa Gate.
An eclectic blend of keyboard, violins and Indian bells
near ancient olive trees in David’s City
where lights paint the rock-face red
and where figs and lavender lace the air.
Ruth Fogelman © 2007
This poem was first published in The Deronda Review, November 2007