I hope the Jews of Europe will not leave
As already of their kind we’ve been bereaved
Since I’ve read their Bible ardently
I hope to hear that still, small voice in me.
Shakespeare and the Bible are our greats
True literature for any appetite.
Non -believers can enjoy the psalms
At 4 am calm nightmarish alarms.
Or see the myths and metaphors designed
To share the parables of greater minds
We do have ancient Greeks who also taught.
The Hebrew Bible’s longer, dense and taut.
I would like to see the Burning Bush
Yet I fear I’d die in flames of love
