Written on the 29 bus. Finsbury park.

'Veln zayn heym in gikhn'- We'll be home soon ( translation from Yiddish)
'In shalla ah' - Om gud vill ( translation from Arabic)

The beauty of everyday conversations

The beauty of
everyday conversations
Groceries, dinner, 'Veln zayn heym in gikhn'
A Jewish woman's skin colored
stockings. baby boys with hair in
curls, neatly dressed schoolgirls
Sharons Bakery, 'Fir beygl's
and eyn pretsl, zay azoy gut.'

The beauty of
everyday conversations
Waiting for the buss, 'God bless you!'
Two missionary youths from the
evangelistic church, greetings
and friendly smiles, stopping me
to tell me about the love of Christ
'Se you tomorrow! God bless!'

The beauty of
everyday conversations
A walk in the park, 'Jalla, Jalla!'
a veiled Muslim woman calling her
children, a five year old girl and a
younger brother, chasing a football,
asking to get a new tricycle, the mother
smiling, pouring lemonade into plastic mugs, 'In shall ah'