Poems

Champions: Hebrews 1, Philistines 0

Reuven Goldfarb compares the "games" that Goliath, David, Cyclops and Odysseus played with that of a baseball team from the fictional town of "Mudville" who are losing by two runs in its last inning. Both the team and its fans, a crowd of 5,000, believe they can win if Casey, Mudville's star player, gets to bat.

By Reuven Goldfarb, ago
Poems

Sanctify Yourself

Reuven Goldfarb believes that true love requires not only preparation, but also each person in a relationship must goes through a process of sanctification where one imagines that an angel is coaxing you.

By Reuven Goldfarb, ago
Poems

The American Game

Reuven Goldfarb connects the dots between Chico Mendes, Pan Am Flight 103 (the Lockerbie bombing) and the first game of the 1955 World Series between the Dodgers and the Yankees where at the top of the eighth inning with two outs, Jackie Robinson risks 270 feet of progress on the base paths with a daring steal of home, beating Whitey Ford's pitch to the plate.

By Reuven Goldfarb, ago