The well
The well with water
The well with water and Miriam
It is here
See it?
The water
The cold water
The cold water coming up from the ground.
Feel it?
See it,
Feel it,
It is here.
The sounds of the timbrels
The voices of freedom
The joy
Hear,
Here.
I did.
I walked,
I wandered.
It happened.
It happened by happenstance.
The shape
The shape in the trunk of the tree.
The shape in the tree’s trunk became a water pump.
See the hand pump.
Reach out.
Touch.
It happened.
It happened because
I let the image emerge and the sounds be heard.
What do you see?
What do you hear?
What have you let happen?
Water,
Miriam,
The timbrels,
The sounds of joy.
May you experience it, too.
Footnote:
I found this hand pump in the tree during a walk. It was the Passover, Pesach, season of the year. We have sedars, we watch Rugrat’s Passover and The Prince of Egypt.
According to various sources, Miriam did not have children of her own. She was not a mother of children. She has become known as the mother of many, because of being a prophet.
In some sources, as others lost hope, Miriam retained hope. Perhaps, then, it was meant to be that I, Hope, would see this hand water pump in this tree trunk?
We can wander with wonder.
When You Believe, The Prince of Egypt movie:
