Hippo Birdies to me!

In celebration of the anniversary of my birth, lo these 64 years ago, I'm holding a "When I'm 64" omnibus ebook giveaway over at Book View Cafe. Just following the clickies to download your copy, multi-format and DRM-free, of Jaydiumand Northlight. (Today only...)

Enjoy!

A birthday poem

kerkevik has posted a poem here in honor of National Poetry Month (US), Marion... and my birthday.

She writes,

God and Goddess become one
The Star Child is born
I see now that I dream
I wake up

Wake up, everyone! It's spring and the world is glorious!

A Sabbath song for light

From Rabbi Zoe Klein:

My favorite line of prayer in the Siddur is from lecha dodi (from the Friday night liturgy welcoming the Sabbath bride), where it reads, Hitor'ri, hitor'ri, ki va oreich, kumi ori, uri uri shir dabeiri... [Awake, awake, your light has come! Arise, shine, awake and sing...] At night, with darkness descending, it is often hard to muster the energy it takes to hope, and yet it is precisely at this time when we sing out, "Arise and shine, your light has come!" To me, this is the light of hope and of God's love. When I sing this ling of lecha dodi, I feel embraced and loved, even as the hour grows darker and darker.

On this and all nights, may your darkness be filled with the light of hope.