Shanah tovah, our Jewish friends
say this weekend, offering us all

wishes for the good new year 5784,
this Rosh Hashanah, the birthday

of the universe, asking forgiveness
for mistakes, which I ask, too, as

I cut up apples, dip them in honey,
crack open a leathery pomegranate,

pull out its pearly seeds and place
them on the tongue, a taste of

blessings to come. May this sweet
new year bring only good changes:

more peace, better connection,
more tolerance, more bravery,

more love.