Tekiah gadolah...
His nostrils feel the rush of air
deeply expanding every cell of his lungs
The hard smooth warm mouth of the ram's horn
presses against his lips
His eyes are open, but he sees something far
removed from the walls of this house of prayer
The light surrounds him
the wind, the spirit moves through him
He embraces the souls of all the present
He places his hands, his energy, his grace into the midst of the departed
The sound issues forth
a clear piercing song, ancient and new
He stands in prayer, a long longer louder, hopeful prayer
transmuting the energy of a civilization into a blast of sound
The moment stops in time
He too is a listener
The waning volume of air flows forth through the instrument
He feels its departure as he punches a final twisting cry from the shofar
Depleted, moved, elated, enriched
Head bowed in grateful reverence
Y'asher koach!
His nostrils feel the rush of air
deeply expanding every cell of his lungs
The hard smooth warm mouth of the ram's horn
presses against his lips
His eyes are open, but he sees something far
removed from the walls of this house of prayer
The light surrounds him
the wind, the spirit moves through him
He embraces the souls of all the present
He places his hands, his energy, his grace into the midst of the departed
The sound issues forth
a clear piercing song, ancient and new
He stands in prayer, a long longer louder, hopeful prayer
transmuting the energy of a civilization into a blast of sound
The moment stops in time
He too is a listener
The waning volume of air flows forth through the instrument
He feels its departure as he punches a final twisting cry from the shofar
Depleted, moved, elated, enriched
Head bowed in grateful reverence
Y'asher koach!
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