Smithereens Press Chapbooks Taking the Oath by Tom French | Page 27

Heron

It is the spit
of Rabbi Hillel,
forced
by some toe rag
to recite,
on one foot,
at sword point,
the whole Torah
from memory,
who condensed
it, as it must
ever after
be condensed “Love neighbour.
Love God.
The rest
is
commentary.”

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