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In Passing Hellos
Jun 25, 2020
That’s all we can afford to give.We've been made to feel afraid of each other.They tell us each day.be…
The Largeness of Love
Sep 03, 2017
I’ll try to define - One small word, LoveDoes fill all the earth - And heavens above
First They Came for the Jews
Jan 04, 2015
First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Hear, O Israel
Nov 16, 2014
Hear, my people, Israel,The Lord is one, the only God,And you shall worship him alone,For him reserve your…
Shabbat Poem
Nov 15, 2014
O' people, dear people the Sabbath day has comeand we are gathered as a familywith the setting of the sun.
I am Joseph
Oct 27, 2014
I see them as in carriages,Of stately royal hue,They're borne away, their task fulfilled,They're purses,…
Sebastian
Sep 09, 2014
Sebastian may be blind, but he can seeEverything extant to you and me.Because his sight is safely tucked…
Before One Reads the Torah
Aug 22, 2014
Before one reads the Torah, one must beAlight with love of G-d, as though a flameTook refuge in the temple of…
If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem
Jul 11, 2014
If I forget thee, Jerusalem,Then let my right be forgotten.Let my right be forgotten, and my left…
Heaven Will Be
May 27, 2014
We will be there in a perfect sinless place,In a perfect universe, in a perfect space.Where all are first and…
Charity Should Make the Giver Sing
Feb 26, 2014
Charity should make the giver sing,Happy in the undertow of sharing.
Time After Time They Come to Destroy Us
Jan 14, 2014
Time after time they come to destroy us,Day after day we live;In love that flows from parents to childrenWe…
Every Friday Night I Bless My Children
Dec 17, 2013
Every Friday night I bless my children.I put my hands upon their inclined headsAnd say the words my father…
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1967: Israel Claiming It's Heritage
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Periodical Cicadas
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Antiques
Please don't know this aging antique deskIt was not chosen with idle foolishnessThe finish is no longer new, but check out the grainOh…
A Talk with God
Who made you, God? He said, "I AM". Will you protect me? "I HAVE BEEN". Why is there pain? "SO YOU'LL GROW". For what? "TO EVENTUALLY GO".
The Warring
Have you heard of an age of love without time? How can this be? Life is marked by pain 'within' time. That's reality. Have you heard this…
A Leaf Like Me
The last fall colored leaves touch the earth,Another year is unswervingly ending.A warm evening mist caresses my cheeks,I cannot ignore our…
What a Day, Lord
I overslept when I had so much to do.I really didn't mean to forget about You.But nothing seemed to go right, I swear.First, Joey tried to…
The Chase
It was a typical dayOf all work and no play,For this cop of chain and ball.He'd hide over a hillReady for the kill,To nail someone's hide…
The Challenge
Sometimes we are a group of lemmings looking for a cliff.Sometimes we are believers with our lifelines adrift.Instead of whispering hope we…
Someone Who Cares
I'm writing to tell you of someone who cares,Whose life and death brought something I must share.At night when you lay your head on the…
One Moment Please
Is it convenient to know when you will die?To have the extra moments to say good-bye?Maybe to visit some friends who really care?Time to…
Needing a Miracle
I've wronged my Lord and Savior,Why even a prayer for me?I've let Him down too many times.Now I'm a man who cannot see.
A Date With?
Time is everything. Death knows nothing.Time can bring every pleasure known,And even bringing sadness andDistress to every child born.
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If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem
If I forget thee, Jerusalem,Then let my right be forgotten.Let my right be forgotten, and my left remember.Let my left remember, and your…
Eyes
I’ve seen innocent eyes, living out their fantasyEyes not trying to hide, naked to ecstasy.I’ve seen guilty eyes, shying from the truth.At…
Veils
It's happening at the moment, deceptive veils all around.Veils so thin and clear at first, like just a change of shade.Similar to stepping…
How Much Does a Prayer Weigh?
Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store…
The Chase
It was a typical dayOf all work and no play,For this cop of chain and ball.He'd hide over a hillReady for the kill,To nail someone's hide…
The Wake
Two men sat talking on the front steps of the mansion on the hill. The older, the mentor; and the younger, the pupil, discussed the Book. I…
Avinu Malkenu
Avinu Malkenu, please show me how to get closer to You.
Sebastian
Sebastian may be blind, but he can seeEverything extant to you and me.Because his sight is safely tucked away,All his other senses come to…
Anne Frank Poem
A simple girl with great ambitions, that wereNever to be fulfilled; butNeither to go unnoticed, herEarly life was to be stilled. She was
Hear, O Israel
Hear, my people, Israel,The Lord is one, the only God,And you shall worship him alone,For him reserve your praise and laud.
Heaven Will Be
We will be there in a perfect sinless place,In a perfect universe, in a perfect space.Where all are first and none are last,Forgiven by the…
Every Friday Night I Bless My Children
Every Friday night I bless my children.I put my hands upon their inclined headsAnd say the words my father said to me:"May God shine His…
Metamorphosis from a Worm to a Butterfly
My beloved Yeshua where am I now in the transformation for Thee?Am I still in the cocoon waiting to be liquefied and made into a butterfly…
Shabbat Poem
O' people, dear people the Sabbath day has comeand we are gathered as a familywith the setting of the sun.
