Heirloom
-A.M. Klein
My father bequeathed me no wide estates;No keys and ledgers were my heritage;Only some holy books with yahrzeit datesWrit mournfully upon a blank front page —Books of the Baal Shem Tov, and of his wonders;Pamphlets upon the devil and his crew;Prayers against road demons, witches, thunders;And sundry other tomes for a good Jew.Beautiful: though no pictures on them, saveThe
Thursday, August 1, 2013
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