Friday, June 21, 2024
Let Us Sit Down in Grief
for Jerry Metz
Let us sit down in grief
and deep in gratitude
for Him we have long shared
and never quite will lose.
Teacher and schmoozer,
leader and friend,
so much, so much to say,
and yet so often listening,
demanding, hectoring,
challenging, sharing,
admiring, celebrating,
musical even in silence,
Go and google mensch,
you’ll find His picture there.
How He accepted love,
welcomed the friendly touch,
kvelled for His offspring,
cleaved to His Beloved…
As He passes,
all is gratitude,
wrapped for now
in desolation
and blessed memory.
We will hear him
We will sing him
We will embody him
We will thank him
As we carry him forward.
B.K.
