Blessed at the Garden Tomb

While Bob and I were visiting the Garden Tomb,
I received a special blessing...

Photo credit: tripsisrael.com

A VERY PERSONAL BLESSING

Israel Pilgrimage—2006

Bob and I sit meditatively

on a bench in the pastoral garden

in view of the Garden Tomb—

Our pilgrimage is almost over

In a few hours we’ll prepare

for the long flight home

I catch a glimpse of a bookstore

and am jolted into remembering

that one of my poems

"Extraordinary Matzoh"

published in William Francis' book

Celebrate the Feasts of the Lord

may actually be for sale, here

at the Garden Tomb

so we go inside—

and sure enough, see it

beckoning to me from the shelf

among so many other

interesting and inviting holy books

I reach for a copy

even though I have one at home

(except this one

has a label printed in Hebrew

and a price tag in shekels)

So, whether it is silly or frivolous

I approach the cashier to pay

and swipe my hand across

the smooth russet cover that depicts

a glowing hanukkiah and a scroll

then flip through pages

to find what I know

is on page 31…my poem

introducing the chapter

about the Feast of Unleavened Bread

Oh! It blesses my soul

to discover my own simple words

here at this sacred spot

Truly, it blesses my soul to know

even when I return home today

books that contain this earnest poem of praise

will remain as my gift of blessing to the Land

Maude Carolan Pych

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