 |
 |
Ouch. I remember it well. Andrew On 20/12/06, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > The Snip > > 'That was Dad, he says if the circumcision > doesn't attract you, then arrive late, > you'll be just as welcome.' > > I'd been to the snipping, in hospital, > of a previous nephew, and felt faint, > leaning against the doorway, > while a burly rabbi did the job > and the men of the clan > hovered approving, but also > a little tense as knives have been known > to slip. > > Besides, I'd been snipped as a baby myself, > though a Gentile, in my Auckland hospital, > and never missed my foreskin, > indeed inclined to believe the talk > about hygiene, lately renewed. > > And this one is to be at home, > with a feast waiting for after the snip. > But in the park, one of the regular dog ladies, > a retired nurse, when I tell her > what's on next Monday, flares up: > 'It's barbaric. At least let > the poor baby have an anaesthetic! > But they won't, it's not tradition! > More likely he'll use his teeth! > My family in Cape Town was Jewish.' > > I say I'll pass on what she says. > 'Do! It's what we're here for - > on this earth - to help one another, > if we can.' O Ricky, my new nephew, > they'd smile at me, I know, > and get on with the snipping. > Better just to arrive late. > > 4.10 pm Wednesday 20 December 2006 > > Max Richards > Doncaster, Vic, Australia > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au > -- Andrew http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ http://www.bam.com.au/andrew