“I like Rosh Hashonah late,
when the leaves are half burnt
umber and scarlet, when sunset
marks the horizon with slow fire
and the black silhouettes
of migrating birds perch
on the wires davening.

I like Rosh Hashonah late…”

Extract from Marge Piercy’s ‘The Late Year‘ for this 2026 Jewish new year of Rosh Hashanah – “G’mar chatimah tovah“