Learning Hebrew in My Middle-Age
MNOOKIN, WENDY
Learning Hebrew in My Middle-Age Like favorite uncles, the words consort without me. I sweep my eyes from right to left, expecting welcome, but they laugh at their own jokes, sip their...
...And Kaf...
...Breathing vowels, Kaf places his palm on my head and goes on talking...
...I move my lips, lost among the syllables, until Lamed waves me over, cane raised high...
...Learning Hebrew in My Middle-Age Like favorite uncles, the words consort without me...
...I lean against him, his woolen smell, stare at Shin with the flaming hair...
...WENDY MNOOKIN...
...Vav is the skinny one...
...Gimel is frayed at the cuffs...
...I sweep my eyes from right to left, expecting welcome, but they laugh at their own jokes, sip their special tea through cubes of sugar held between their teeth...
Vol. 29 • August 2004 • No. 4
