Thank you for your thoughtful comments.  Beth Ohr means House of Light.

kol tuv, Ryfkah



In a message dated 05/04/2004 7:23:19 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Hi Ryfkah,

It's difficult to comment on a poem about people when the poem is referring

to events or experiences that can only be guessed at - I feel, for instance,

that the passage:

Last year   the one before

>the one before   tell the tale

>of human souls who provide

>and acquire to forge

>a better world

is referring to something I can never know.

I'm also interested that you refer to them as "two souls". It's a rare word

to use these days. It adds veneration to what you're writing... is it a word

that belongs to the language you share with them?

I like the way the really short lines create quietness: even the exploding

galaxy seems silent!

And, as an aside, I'm also interested in the name of the place: Beth Ohr -

what's it mean?

Bob >>