Just In Time for Rosh Hashanah

fresh graffiti on the walls of Temple Mizpah once again

The kitchens of Auschwitz
are belching again.

Ancient chefs
puffed hats askew

storm once more
the catwalks swaying.

When the ovens are full,
the chefs dig pits

in the kitchen floor, set
silver spits, roast fryer thin

the legs and wings they’ve
cleaned and cleavered. Yes,

the kitchens of Auschwitz
are belching again.
 
 
-- Donal Mahoney