Together

 Together

(A birthday poem for my wife)


We found each other

when we were young

in a land far away

a long time ago

the land of all human ancestors

a land as beautiful then

as it is now

although the people were troubled

and still are


We chose to leave together

hoping to find peace

and to live freely

closer to where our more recent ancestors 

had once been slaves

but were now free

a land as beautiful then

as it is now

allthough the people were troubled

and still are


We chose to leave together

hoping to find peace

and to live freely

in the country which had rescued the world

from the second great war

the country to which

many of our immediate ancestors had fled

from pogroms and concentration camps

hoping to live freely and to thrive


We arrived together 

upon these shores

hand in hand with empty pockets

on a steamy summer day

fifty years ago

walking the freedom trail

upon a land as beautiful then

as it is now

although the people were troubled

and still are


We are human

and we all embark

upon the long walk to freedom

a walk which we remain on

from the day we are born

until the day we die


You and I

have been on this long walk together

and together we have learned this lesson


We have become mature together

and we are free 

in a place as beautiful

as any could possibly be


It is our family and our friends

and all of the people we admire

wherever they are 

who are the fountains of our joy

of the sustaining joy 

and the hope

essential for the remainder of this journey

and for all of our journeys


Now you and I walk together

closer than ever

upon the freedom trail

wherever it may lead


Please take my hand


Aubrey Lieberman

7/11/21


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