Wednesday, December 5, 2012

The One I Didn’t Take



Never turning my back against
The Wailing Wall,
I walked away.
Looking up, I noticed
two black birds
facing each other on
The Western Wall
sitting in a crevice of the stone.

It would have been
a beautiful picture,
but I didn’t take it.
I honored the Sabbath instead.

Others took pictures,
but I didn’t.
I felt guilty and torn.
I wanted that photo,
but I was respecting the feelings
of the worshipers.

Against my will
I followed the rules of the Sabbath.
I have a thousand other pictures
that are beautiful and just as meaningful as
the one I didn’t take.

DAR

Jerusalem, Israel

DebraRubyPhotography.com

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