In Salem also is set His tabernacle

In a class on Psalm 76, we were asked to write a poem reinterpreting a verse.

I chose verse 3: Salem became His abode; Zion, His den.

The word "Salem" is related to the word for "whole" and the word for "abode" is "sukkah", the tabernacle/booth/hut from the festival of Sukkot (the plural of "sukkah").

Here is my poem:

In wholeness, God's sukkah

Wholeness is fleeting

Notice it? It's gone!

Wholeness is a Thou, not an it

Wholeness only comes when all 7 of your ushpizin selves

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