Blogging in verse on a Shavuot evening

[taylweaver]

(Well, before a Shavuot evening...)

Snoozing in Shul on a Shavuot Evening
(with apologies to Mr. Frost)

Whose shiur is this that I ignore?
Mediocre, I am sure
They will not see me sleeping here
Unless I give a great big snore

The goyim surely think it queer
The way Jews gather far and near
For all-night learning, dairy cake
Each and every single year

My neighbor gives my arm a shake
He thinks I've made a big mistake
To doze through lectures wise and deep
"You know you want to stay awake!"

"Stay awake?" I want to weep
But that's the minhag that we keep
And hours to go before we sleep
And hours to go before we sleep

(And yes, I expect to fall asleep before the night is over. This poem began with the last line for a reason. So tired... and the learning hasn't even started yet)

Comments

[boroparkpyro.livejournal.com]

nice

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

I didn't get to stay up this year, but as I was having a minor melt-down at work before we left on Thursday, my peer the Baptist minister (whom I'd praised earlier for having prayer on his list of things to do when in a tense situation) praise me for being unhappy to not be staying up all night studying... Sort of fits, somehow.

[wilperegrine.livejournal.com]

Love it!
This was my worst Shavuot ever for staying awake.