Bikkurim – a sonnet

^{As the builder beholds a great tower}^{He with working hands had raised,}^{Or the teacher, as a blooming flower}^{Grows in its own wondrous ways;}^{So the farmer beholds his yield,}^{Grown by God’s sweet land and he —}^{How it colors so the lovely field!}^{How splendid, the land in finery!}^{Yet — watch! not with vigor less}^{Prepares the scythe to scrape the paints}^{And lay the massive canvas fresh:}^{A season’s work anew awaits!}^{But first, long robed in rosy band,}^{For God, who blesses His promised land.}

About the Author

Shai Goldman spent three years studying talmud at Yeshivat Har Etzion. He is currently pursuing his bachelors in Computer Science at Columbia University. There, while taking the required core literature courses, he fell in love with poetry, and began writing poems of his own. His recent book, "Poems on the Parsha," is available on Amazon.