Kiddush on the Solstice
Down the hall from
my hospital room
a man’s voice sings
the blessing for Shabbat
wine.
I see out
my door
what’s left
of thin hair
a pink hospital gown
hands holding
the wall
as an old woman
peers round the corner.
When the man
finishes
she stumbles
back to bed.
—Michael Dickel
21 June 2019
HaEtz HaChaim 1–7
Digital Asemic-Writing Landscapes
from Photographs and Digital Painting
©2019 Michael Dickel
The BeZine 