by Rabbi Judith Kummer
~ When the world is whirling
and despair for the future begins to crowd in
I turn to growing things,
seeking hope.
The sweet potato plant cutting I made last week,
Bereft of leaves but stuck into a vase to root anyway--
Just in case--
has now sprouted tiny purple and spring-green leaves,
against all odds.
How did it know to grow, know it could grow? What
generative force propelled it forward
into a future I sometimes cannot imagine?
In the garden
Swaths of bright ...
