Elijah

By Sharon Lia Robinson

last evening
Elijah the prophet
visited me

he arrived with
the sunset
on the early
spring wind

I poured burgundy
wine into the
turquoise clay goblet

we shared the wine
Elijah and me
we lit the candles
at my altar

when the wine
was all finished
I was ready for bed

Elijah asked me
if he could stay over
in the guest bedroom

where the cat Simone
sleeps on the high-up dresser

she jumps up there
from the bed
to see out the window

I have plenty
of extra blankets
and pillows

so Elijah was
my overnight guest
he sang me a lullabye.

*A glass of wine is placed on the Passover table for Elijah and during the Seder the door is opened for him.