Reflection for Rosh Chodesh Shevat
By Judith Golden
Cycle Designer
You call us
To lighten our heavy heartedness
As sunshine begins to linger longer
Occasionally teasing us with spring-like breezes
Divider and Pourer of Waters
You call us
To merge with life’s flow
As icicles drip and snow begins to melt
And life-giving liquid begins to quicken its winter-slowed flow through the earth
Turner of Seasons
You call us
To turn from pondering last year’s bounty
To prepare for coming fruit
As trees ready themselves for their new growth
Reminding us of the righteousness of faith in the future
It is time to plan our gardens
And inside
To plant the most tender seeds
Seeds of our own freedom
Parsley to be harvested at Pesach
© Copyright Judith Golden 2001. Contact information: jaugolden@gmail.com.