Our son, Eric, and his wife lived and worked in NYC in 2001. He wrote these poems in the days following 9/11.
Bus Poems
The sky is blue,
and the bus is crowded.
A woman in black gets on, pays, argues with the driver,
and leaves.
Beautiful people walk beautiful dogs.
Cel phones ring and everybody reaches.
I am grateful today for all the things I hate about New York.
There is a gray smudge on the horizon,
and no traffic.
Everyone stares at the emptiness,
calibrating it.
Metal grates are down,
and I realize I have never seen a Starbucks closed in daylight.
Sirens wail on dust covered cars bringing names to mind,
did I check with him? Where does she work?
How many degrees am I removed from someone buried?
I thank God for every human voice.
Ronni has been a Jewish educator since Moses was in preschool (almost!). She has had the pleasure of teaching all age groups in a variety of formal and informal settings, as well as directing a Jewish Teacher Resource Center. While teaching in a Jewish Day School, Ronni coached an award-winning Odyssey of the Mind creative problem solving team.Ronni was an active participant in the former Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education (CAJE), where she held leadership positions including Network Chair and Conference Co-Chair of CAJE 29 at Hofstra University. She currently teaches Hebrew at the Congregation Albert Religious School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Talmud teaches: “The Torah cannot be learned unless it is learned among friends.” Ronni views blogging on JCast as such a learning opportunity.
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