But first the mourning

Oct 28, 2018, 2:53 PM

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Burial of the innocents will begin

Shiva will begin

Psalms will be read

Submission to judgment will be acknowledged

Later, reckoning will begin

First the mourning

It happened at a bris

One life begun, eleven ended

Murder once again

Israel

Images of men shrouded by their crimsoning prayer shawls, the leather straps of their phylacteries wrapped around their now lifeless limbs

Families in their beds, scarlet trails leading aimlessly on the white tiled floors

Europe

The shy blonde child leaning against the ancient stones, soon to witness her mindless death

And now, America

Now, the community must sit in the house of the mourner

And find repentance and consolation

After shiva, after shiva, response

Now, comfort to the mourners, all

About the Author

Elaine Rosenberg Miller writes fiction and non-fiction. Her work has appeared in numerous print publications and online sites, domestically and abroad, including JUDISCHE RUNDSCHAU, NEWSMAX, JERUSALEM POST, THE BANGALORE REVIEW, THE FORWARD, THE HUFFINGTON POST, THE JEWISH PRESS and THE PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS. She has published 10 books on Amazon, including FISHING IN THE INTERCOASTAL AND OTHER SHORT STORIES, THE CHINESE JEW. THE TRUST and PALMBEACHTOWN.