New Poetry by Louis Faber

Afterlife 

In the farthest reaches

of the afterlife, the old men

gather each day, although

day and night are meaningless

to them, just assigned

for purposes of the writer.

The Buddha recites sutras

hoping the others will

be in the moment with him,

while Hillel smiles, stands

on one foot and dreams

of a lean pastrami on rye

with a slice of half sour.

Christ muses on when

mankind might be ready

for his return visit,

and Hillel says "good luck

with that, it's been downhill

with them for two millennia.

Schrodinger sits off

to the side staring intently

at the box, wondering

if there is a cat inside.

- © Louis Faber 2023

Louis Faber’s work has previously appeared in Constellations,  Alchemy Spoon (U.K.), Arena Magazine (Australia), Dreich, Atlanta Review, The Poet (U.K.), Glimpse, Defenestration, Tomorrow and Tomorrow, North of Oxford, Rattle,Pearl, Midstream, European Judaism, The South Carolina Review and Worcester Review, among many others, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. A book, The Right to Depart was published by Plain View Press. He lives with his wife and cat (who claims to be his editor) in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.