An image of a mobius strip, accompanied by this poem.
Mobius by Rachel Barenblat
For Simchat Torah
I want to write the Torah
on a mobius strip of parchment
so that the very last lines
(never again will there arise,
arpeggio of signs and wonders
stout strength and subtle teaching)
would lead seamlessly to
the beginning of heavens
and earth, the waters
all wild and waste, and God
hovering over the face of creation
like a mother bird.
This is the strong sinew
that stitches our years together:
that we never have to bear
the heartbreak of the story ending
each year the words are the same
but something in us is different
on a mobius strip of parchment
I want to write the Torah
In honor of #SimchatTorah, which is coming soon, this #poem from #70Faces (Phoenicia, 2011 www.phoeniciapublishing.com/70-faces-tor...)