Presence of God, and: The Torah, and: Kind Element

Volume 9. No.3 Spring 1991 49 Hebrew and to occur at schools near large Jewish populations. Many of the schools are to be found.in the "Sun Belt," and the pattern suggests the institutionalIzation in public, secular institutes of older life-cycle patterns from the shtetl and the /;tara. Presence of God Wild hyacinths along the valley roadLittle medicine men, or pilgrims, Or, the gooseboy's Shekhinah. The Torah Everyday, my Torah, my curds and whey Instruct my hands, my feet, my head 'Til I become a silversmith ofwebs Too much in love to run away. Kind Element Wherever doors are swung, air enters Goes in to poor housekeeping, or immaculate Conforms itself to tools and tasks Brushes softly against the sides of glass, And, if asked to enter human lungs, Goes willingly into the dark To keep afloat the little ark. Margherita Faulkner Margherita Faulkner teaches piano in the Lafayette, Indiana, area. Her poems have appeared in the Yale Literary Magazine and other literary periodicals. Two volumes of her poetry have been published. ...