An Old Rabbi

(c) Rabbi Menachem Creditor

I want to be an old rabbi.

I want to sit and learn

with wise, wrinkled brow,

sweet eyes, strong hands,

and a bald, shiny head.

I want to look back

at a life full of fullness,

of shared stories,

of comforting, doubting,

seeking.

I want to be an old rabbi.

One day.