What is Seder? A time to leave doors open
\nlike Mireille Knoll, late of Paris:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf she could have she would
\nhave welcomed the entire world into her home\u201d<\/p>\n
entertain anyone who has a mother<\/p>\n
though she survived the Nazis,
\nshe was knifed in old age by traitors,<\/p>\n
convinced everyone is good
\nshe lived til 85, entertaining to the end.<\/p>\n
Or aide memoire to have at the door
\nbags already packed; and travel lightly<\/p>\n
nervous system prepared by history
\ntells us to be ready to flee; at first<\/p>\n
so imperceptible hardly anyone notices;
\ncomfort is a Pharaoh thing;<\/p>\n
if not flight, fight on the side of moral
\nsurvival.<\/p>\n
As Ecclesiastes might have said:
\nNothing\u2019s new; entertain all ideas<\/p>\n
beat nothing but our rugs, honor the sacred
\nskein of freedom, pour the wine, please
\nwelcome Elijah.
\nLet’s eat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What is Seder? A time to leave doors open like Mireille Knoll, late of Paris: \u201cIf she could have she would have welcomed the entire world into her home\u201d entertain anyone who has a mother though she survived the Nazis, … Continue reading