Exodus 18 and 19
Zipporah, wandering bird
waiting in the tents of Yitro
Faithful to the wandering Jew
now crossing the Sea of Red.
She and her two sons, the
second, one of promise
Like Isaac, Jacob, second
but chosen-Eliezer-while
Zipporah weeps for Gershom,
passes the springs, not sharing
In the four cups of seder.
How long will this bird wander?
Moses no longer mere shepherd
but king, steps forward, taking
Yitro into his tent, the
mirror-image of times past.
The wandering bird is left
outside, the Kushite beauty
Separated, not loved, like
Sarah, Rebecca, or Rachel
Sisters in the Lord, sans gold
since the new Revelation.
Moses becomes God's eunuch.
The bird fades into the desert.