December 2020

It was Octoberfest in Munich. We had spent an exciting day wandering through kiosks and tents while sampling pretzels and dark beer at the festival. Heading back to the hotel we spied a beautiful church. My friend went inside to admire the mosaics ... waiting outside I was suddenly captivated by music ... a lone violinist ... the Hallelujah Chorus ... my hands took on a life of their own directing an invisible choir ... he nodded and smiled as the music filled the empty street. The final notes trembled on his bow as he stood and bowed ... I smiled and slipped a handful of coins in his cap ...

In hard times it’s good to remember days when the fabric of our lives thins just enough for a brief glimpse of eternity.

Munich Germany 2017

14Carolyn Tillery, Dean Bishop and 12 others

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Hanukkah

The eighth candle

flares gracefully

and then fades from sight

into the heart

where the small glowing ember

still holds back

the night

2Louise Regnier and Susan Harris Linton

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