By Yossi Huttler
after all the holy wars
you’ve fought
all the wounds and scars
and defilement
search yourself
for that one incorruptible
jug of oil
retrieve it
kindle it
and find yourself
illuminating
a miraculously long time
Yossi Huttler, who lives in Los Angeles, is the author of Lakol Z’man: A Poetical Journey Through The Jewish Year. Mr. Huttler’s poems and essays have appeared in the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Daily Forward, the Jewish Observer, and other publications.
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