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Joy Serves G*d in Joy as a passionate performing percussionist, poet, publisher, photographer, publicist, sound healer, spiritual guide, artist, gardener and Gemini. "Ivdu Et Hashem B'Simcha" -Psalm 100:2 ....... Joy Krauthammer, active in the Jewish Renewal, Feminist, and neo-Chasidic worlds for over three decades, kabbalistically leads Jewish women's life-cycle rituals. ... Workshops, and Bands are available for all Shuls, Sisterhoods, Rosh Chodeshes, Retreats, Concerts, Conferences & Festivals. ... My kavanah/intention is that my creative expressive gifts are inspirational, uplifting and joyous. In gratitude, I love doing mitzvot/good deeds, and connecting people in joy. In the zechut/merit of Reb Shlomo Carlebach, zt'l, I mamash love to help make our universe a smaller world, one REVEALING more spiritual consciousness, connection, compassion, and chesed/lovingkindness; to make visible the Face of the Divine... VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE and enjoy all offerings.... For BOOKINGS write: joyofwisdom1 at gmail.com, leave a COMMENT below, or call me. ... "Don't Postpone Joy" bear photo montage by Joy. Click to enlarge. BlesSings, Joy
JOY's POEMS

JOY'S POEMS ... "You G*d are the Compassion, the Strength, the Beauty, the Victory, the Splendor, and the Foundation of everything in Heaven and on Earth." (1 Chronicles 1:29) ... I see Your Face in All Nature that I photograph. ... ... http://joys-poems.blogspot.com/ . . . Click "Older Posts" on lower right of each post page for MORE earlier posted stories and art.

TRADING PASSION FOR CLAY TO A CLEAN KEYBOARD

TRADING PASSION FOR CLAY TO A CLEAN KEYBOARD
- Joy Krauthammer


When my heart is in my clay
why no more
pot throwing for me today?
To take up less space 
I remind myself
missing the grace.

Instead, I write.
Poems don't break
when a letter falls away
yet portray a broken heart.

No more muddy showers needed.
Writing keeps me clean
and off the mean
streets at midnight.

Both addicting
clay clearly more passionate -
diving into the center
of the spinning pot,
miraculous
and useful 
when finished, fired.

Writing contained,
on computer screen
through keyboard,
yet, unlike a wheel formed
clay vessel,
computer also is a container -
for my passionate soul   (neshama).

Ah, fingers, either way,
ten fingers all used for rhythms
for endless possibility.
           ~ ~ ~
2.21.2011

Read at Ruach HaAretz, Canby, Oregon, 7.12.2104

Show me your 10 fingers. My story.

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