(puddle reflection, image by Igor Drondin)
substitute teacher
understanding finally
the meaning of the cross
*
young priest
soon to be martyred
picks up the check
*
old synagogue
even in spring
the bite of winter
*
alone in a
puddle
boy walks across the sky
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Robert Hirschfield’s poems have appeared in Salamander, Mudfish, European Judaism,
The Moth (Ireland), Noon (Japan), Ink Sweat and Tears (UK), and other publications.
October 2023 Issue