Vox pandemicae

by Yehiel E. Poupko in the August 12, 2020 issue

to the making
of books
no end

vanity of vanities
in viral times
poems
prayers
sermons
meditations
hosts
of pieties

vanity of vanities
is this
the worship
I choose
go feed
go clothe
and be
mercifully still

This poem appears in the August 12, 2020 issue.

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