amazing grace
the plainest cuttings
      the loveliest

baptism song
a turtle slips
into the river

communion wafer
in my open hand—
the fragrance of lilies

rolling up his sleeves,
the monk prepares
to read the gospel

reading the Psalms path to the water

Epiphany
all that I long for
in one star

Lord's Prayer
a slight tremor
in my father's hand

broken for you
the snap of the host
in my palm

raspberry paczki--
from one day to the next
this sinner’s heart

For Lent
giving up
lentils

my palsied mother,
pressing my forehead on hers
this Ash Wednesday

Easter morning
the new-born turtles
race to the sea

outdoor service
the sun's reflection
on the bread plate

Easter sunrise
tarnished cross
in my jewelry box

a white rose blooms 
through the broken fence
Easter morning

Easter:
at the priest's waist
so many keys

church bells —
the rabbi wakes
for fishing

hiding eggs
in the backyard-
stone rolls aside

the firefly you caught
lights the church you make
with your hands

no buds yet
but colored eggs hang
from the tulip tree

Easter Eve
our campfire rises
to the stars
 

Lord’s Supper my heartbeat in the wine

Palm Sunday
the cherry blossoms
have yet to fall

Palm Sunday
the sound of a frond
ripping

laundry line
prayer shawls dovaning in
the spring breeze

dabbing the wine
onto the Seder plate
the sweetness on my finger

family Seder
kids can-can to Dayeinu …
dayeinu

Passover seder
the candlelight flickering
in Grandmother’s silver

Making the blessing
Over the plum blossoms
Passover night

Yad Vashem
evening silence punctuates
the sound of taps

at dawn 
the first day of the week 
an acorn shell