her eternal summer

today i:

woke up to the call to prayer

ate cucumber and tomatoes for breakfast

walked down sultan suleiman into east jerusalem

passed herod's gate which goes into the muslim quarters of east jerusalem

glimpsed the entrance to the garden tomb

brushed arms with a woman whose eyes were the only thing showing

was charmed by little kids with big brown eyes

explored busy streets full of treasures in old jerusalem

saw the city from the roof of the austrian hospice

decided to go back to the austrian hospice for apple strudel

found THE place for falafel

went in the church of the holy sepulchre

followed the via delarosa, the path believed by the majority of christianity to be the path jesus walked to golgotha

saw men with black hats and side curls and men in green with M16s

and fell in love with Jerusalem.

Shalom!