Mazel Tov!
The guests congratulate
The marriage of a Jewish couple as
A glass is broken under foot.
San Francisco holds for her faithful
Beautiful sunny winter days,
To make up for summer bleakness.
One’s heart cannot contain transitory joy
And receives such moments with gratitude,
As the sun warms Java on Ocean café windows
And outside, the Pacific wind brushes your face.
While canaries sing and Morrissey plays,
A melancholic wistfulness creeps at the edges,
Indicating something—
Inarticulate, incomplete and unconscious.
It nags at you silently
even as you drink your coffee
And bask in the day’s glory.
A glass is broken under foot
To remember that even on
The most joyous moments
Someone somewhere
Suffers.
© Hector Lee, 2011
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