The Grandfather I Once Had
Moshe Sartel
1967
Every day when his mind was at ease,
Relieved of the need to tell us about the countries he’d seen,
He would raise his hands high above our heads,
Appealing on our behalf before the Almighty to let our seed
Multiply, and to please keep us from evil and other ills.
And because he pleaded for us, as we were too small to plead
For ourselves, he…
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