Poem for today

Beth She’an
Beth She’an you connect the east to the west
From Kings to Patriarch, to Ms. Maris
At a crossroads, a prime location that you know best
A secure house you stood, but now you rest

Schytopolis
Ronen, our tour guide told us quite the ‘tel’
Schytopolis you pitched us, and we got lured into your sale
Shows, money, women. are you a new kind of baal?
Schytopolis, you had us with your beauty up until you fell.

Ein Harod
We eat, we swim, we play
Mayim Laham we enjoyed you today
A pleasant surprise you were to our stay
However, the best was still at the end of the day

Jordan River
You invite cities and towns on your way to the sea
Though temperamental you proved at Galilea
Oh how I’ll miss the jubilee
Of bringing those from death to life, how can it be?

Dolan Hornbeck