In jewish cemeteries, there are piles
of dirt, freshly dug out
and the hole, waiting for filling
(but out of love, not duty).
In christian homes, we
cry, believe in a future, wait expectantly.
The jews expect less, and so, love longer
(or with more passion at the end,
which they inherited from their forefather's
passionate wrestle with God).
The rabbi tells me they do what God did first,
although I think shiva was added because humans grieve more
(uncertainty lends itself to tears).
But what God did for Moses, we do for
brother, father, sister, mother
mixing sweat with tears, determination with peace.
We fill in the holes of our hearts
knowing deuteronomy set precedent for how to move on.
-10/20/08
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