(puddle reflection, image by Igor Drondin)
substitute teacher
understanding finally
the meaning of the cross
*
young priest
soon to be martyred
picks up the check
*
old synagogue
even in spring
the bite of winter
*
alone in a
puddle
boy walks across the sky
Robert Hirschfield’s poems have appeared in Salamander, Mudfish, European Judaism,
The Moth (Ireland), Noon (Japan), Ink Sweat and Tears (UK), and other publications.
October 2023 Issue
I think all of these are good, but I especially love the last one:
"alone in a
puddle
boy walks across the sky"