Temple Emanu-El of Bayonne, NJ

By Rabbi Shaul Marshall Praver

Towards eternity’s song

my heart belongs,

upon wings of hope

my spirit yearns

For every thing

that is no thing at all

Like ancient shadows

cast on stones

Before mankind ever arose

Mourning dove sings

her plaintive song

majestic lullaby

lonely lament

towards heaven’s gate

where souls belong

where shadows shine

and light resigns

all by God’s designs

O mysterious void

in every age

stirring souls

with living light

In body and mind

beyond human kind

Fragrant flower flows

through the river of light

on earth, Eden and beyond

Mosaic by Anne Gohorel