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“Weathering Winter”
by Shirley Adelman
WEATHERING WINTER
KASHA
The comfort of kasha,
on a cold winter day,
warming me up,
like Yiddish words,
flying across the table
many years ago.
BORSCHT
Taking time from what
should be done,
to what must be done:
cooking a winter borscht,
to nourish my soul,
hungry for the flavors,
of childhood.
Shirley Adelman has been published in academic, literary, and medical journals in the U.S., Canada, Israel, and South Africa. Her poetry appeared most recently in Blue Collar Review, Kaleidoscope, and Jewish Currents.
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